Towns is top rookie, honors Flip with car gift

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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous choice as NBA Rookie of the Year, it was made official Monday.

Towns, the No. 1 overall pick from Kentucky, received all 130 votes, which were cast by sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada. He became the fifth unanimous choice since Ralph Sampson won it in after the 1983-84 season; the other unanimous picks were Damian Lillard (2012-13), Blake Griffin (2010-11) and David Robinson (1989-90).

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It also gave the Wolves back-to-back honorees after forward Andrew Wiggins won the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy last season. The Minnesota became the first team with back-to-back winners of the award since Bob McAdoo and Ernie DiGregorio with the Buffalo Braves in 1973 and 1974.

Kia Motors America donated a new Sorento CUV to the Minnesota Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Towns’ behalf. Towns said the donation was made to honor the late Flip Saunders, who was the Timberwolves’ coach when Towns was drafted. Saunders died of cancer at age 60 last October.

Towns posted the best rookie season by a big man since Tim Duncan. He averaged 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks and helped the …

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