The Minnesota Timberwolves have
traded star center Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in
exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, according to The
Athletic’s Shams Charania.
ANALYSIS: The full trade details
include a third team in Charlotte, and they will be receiving
DaQuan Jeffries and draft compensation from New York. Because of
the salary cap issues, both the Knicks and the Wolves cannot take
more salary than they are able to give out, so this would still be
a developing deal with more teams expected to follow to facilitate
this trade.
Nevertheless, this trade for the
Timberwolves comes off as a shock following their Western
Conference Finals appearance last season. KAT was one of the vital
pieces in that team’s run, being the main defender of three-time
MVP Nikola Jokic as they took out the defending champs in the first
round.
The Knicks will get the best
player here in Towns, who seamlessly fits their scheme around Jalen
Brunson. New York will ship out a disgruntled Randle who has lost
his place in their schemes and will go to a new environment in
Minnesota or somewhere else.
