NBA-T'Wolves take Towns with first pick of NBA Draft

(Adds details and second pick of draft) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Karl-Anthony Towns from the University of Kentucky with the first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on Thursday. The 19-year-old centre is considered an ideal modern NBA big man as he boasts a lethal combination of defensive domination, low post scoring brilliance and the ability to shoot from outside. The versatile, 6-foot-11 (2.11m) Towns averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 56.6 percent from the floor as a freshman for a University of Kentucky team that went 38-0 in the regular college season. A top-flight shot blocker and strong rebounder, Towns has a variety of effective offensive moves in the post and can also step out and shoot with range. The Los Angeles Lakers made 6-foot-5 guard D'Angelo Russell from Ohio State University the second pick of the draft. The 30 NBA teams will hold two rounds of selections. (Editing by Frank Pingue)