Video: Donte DiVincenzo Reflects on Knicks-Wolves Trade, Praises Anthony Edwards

Many people likely didn’t expect the New York Knicks to trade Donte DiVincenzo after he was such a key piece of their run to the second round of the playoffs last season, but things can quickly change in the NBA.

Especially if a player such as Karl-Anthony Towns becomes available.

New York and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a three-team trade with the Charlotte Hornets shortly ahead of the 2024-25 campaign that sent DiVincenzo and Julius Randle to Minnesota and Towns to New York.

DiVincenzo opened up about the move and his opportunity to team up with Anthony Edwards during a Wednesday appearance on The Young Man and the Three podcast (4:30 mark).

“You think about all the trade situations, I’ve been traded before so, like, I couldn’t ask for a better trade situation to go to,” he said. “You’re going to a team that’s a contender, you’re going to a team that you were looking at in free agency, and you’re going to a team that has a stud that’s young.

“Just going bonkers and like the energy that he gives to the organization, you see it from the outside, but when you’re here, he makes coming to work everyday just so enjoyable and that’s something that is very, very, very fun.”

The trade was under the spotlight during a preseason matchup between the Knicks and Timberwolves when DiVincenzo chirped at the New York bench and had to be separated from Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson after the game.