On 22nd birthday, Karl-Anthony Towns' statistics place him among some NBA greats

Timberwolves young star Karl-Anthony Towns will be just a little less young come Wednesday, when he celebrates his 22nd birthday with a home game against San Antonio and perhaps a greeting sung to him by rookie teammate Justin Patton.

Before he does, Towns in Monday's 109-88 victory at Utah became only the second player in NBA history to reach 3,000 career points and 2,000 rebounds before he turned 22. He did so by grabbing his second rebound of the night, just 85 seconds into the game.

The only other player that young and that prolific: Dwight Howard.

Statistically, he has compiled points, rebounds, shooting percentages, 20/10 and 30/10 games at a pace that places him along such stars as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Garnett to do such things by their 22nd birthdays.

1. LeBron James7,067

2. Kevin Durant5,967

3. Carmelo Anthony5,405

5. Kobe Bryant 4,240

6. Dwight Howard4,210

7. Tracy McGrady4,187

8. Karl-Anthony Towns3,839

9. Chris Bosh3,773

1. Dwight Howard3,169

2. Andre Drummond2,632

3. Karl-Anthony Towns2,011

4. Chris Bosh1,906

5. Kevin Garnett1,905

7. Andris Biedrins1,789

8. LeBron James1,763

9. Anthony Davis1,740

10. Josh Smith1,725

1. Andris Biedrins.611

3. Andre Drummond.570

4. Andrew Bynum.566

5. Dwight Howard.560

6. Tim Duncan.549

7. Nikola Jokic.545

9. Jonas Valanciunas.540

10. Greg Monroe.533

1. Kevin Durant.882

2. Kyrie Irving.880

3. Devin Booker.840

5. James Harden.828

6. Karl-Anthony Towns.827

7. Zach LaVine.821

8. Kobe Bryant.816

9. Brandon Jennings.813

1. LeBron James100

2. Kevin Durant75

3. Carmelo Anthony45

4. Shaquille O'Neal32

5. Karl-Anthony Towns27

6t. Tracy McGrady26

8. Anthony Davis24

9. Kyrie Irving23

10. Andrew Wiggins23

1. Dwight Howard169

3. Andre Drummond114

4. Shaquille O'Neal110

5. Anthony Davis90

6. Antoine Walker80

7t. Chris Bosh76

9. Elton Brand75

10t. LeBron James65