{"id":458734,"date":"2015-08-03T17:34:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T21:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=458734"},"modified":"2019-01-22T19:03:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T00:03:16","slug":"nike-basketball-welcomes-karl-anthony-towns-and-dangelo-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-basketball-welcomes-karl-anthony-towns-and-dangelo-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Basketball Welcomes Karl-Anthony Towns and D&#8217;Angelo Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following earlier reports that <strong>Nike Basketball<\/strong> had signed the number two overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, D&#8217;Angelo Russell, they not only confirm that news today, but also announce the signing of the number one overall pick, Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n<p>Adding youth and depth to an already densely successful roster, the inclusion of Towns and Russell looks to be just the beginning of youthful new players joining Nike Basketball. 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