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Knicks Land Karl-Anthony Towns in Star-Studded Timberwolves Trade
The New York Knicks offered a whole new meaning to “working weekend” in the late stages of Friday night.
Originally reported by Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a multi-pronged deal that headlined by Karl-Anthony Towns’ transfer to Manhattan. Per the pair, New York will part ways with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo while salary in the form of DaQuan Jeffries, Charlie Brown Jr., and Duane Washington Jr. is set to move to Charlotte.
Per Charania, Krawczynski, and Fred Katz, the Knicks will also send over two second-round picks to the Hornets, who also get on from Minnesota. The Knicks will also the rights to James Nnaji, the 31st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, from the Hornets’ system.
Thus solves the Knicks’ interior woes in the wake of Mitchell Robinson’s reported medical setback, one that’s said to be keeping New York’s top previous center sidelined until December or January.
Towns, a Metuchen, NJ native and four-time All-Star, is averaging a 22.9-point, 10.8-rebound double-double since entering the Association as the top pick in the 2015 draft. He returned to the floor in style last year, putting up 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds after injuries limited him to only 29 games the year before.
The trade is nonetheless a costly one for the Knicks, who bid farewell to two of the major names behind last season’s success: Randle, bereft of a long-term contract entering this season despite five strong years in Manhattan, was the undisputed face of the Knicks franchise until Jalen Brunson showed up while DiVincenzo, one of Brunson’s fellow former Villanova Wildcats likewise departs after one exhilarating season that saw him set a franchise mark for most successful three-pointers in one campaign.
The Knicks are set to visit Minnesota on Dec. 19 while Randle and DiVincenzo’s returns to Madison Square Garden will land on Jan. 17.
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