Knicks acquire Karl-Anthony Towns from Wolves via trade for Julius Randle, more

Shams Charania: sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski
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Traded players in our Top 100
31. Karl-Anthony Towns
38. Julius Randle
86. Donte DiVincenzo
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Karl-Anthony Towns is leaving Minnesota 😯
He was reportedly traded to the New York Knicks:
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💥😳 In a blockbuster move, Knicks have acquired Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick. –

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An interesting trend we’ve seen with this Knicks front office:
If they don’t extend you, pretty decent chance they’ll trade you.
Traded Quickley after they couldn’t get a rookie-scale extension done with him. Traded Toppin with an extension unlikely. Now, they trade Randle. –

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Knicks to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns from Timberwolves in blockbuster trade –

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Column on the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle and a new era filed.
Look out for it in the morning. –

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Kinda think a lot of people are underrating a pissed off Julius Randle who has felt disrespected by just about everyone and is also playing to get a new contract.
I get any fit concerns but like, he’s still an awesome, talented player who should be exceptionally motivated. –

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Shot chart comparison for Randle and Towns. –

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Trade Analysis: Knicks acquire Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo
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Julius Randle has spent the summer rehabilitating from season-ending shoulder surgery. He and the Knicks had not made progress on a contract extension this summer, sources said, essentially signaling the Knicks willingness to trade him. Talks between the teams had taken place all –

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If the Knicks do win a championship with this core, I hope Julius Randle is remembered fondly in New York for his role in starting all of this. It sucks when moves like this are necessary, but none of this happens without him. –

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New ESPN story with @BobbyMarks42: For the second straight year there’s a blockbuster on the eve of training camp, as Knicks and Wolves are finalizing a deal to swap Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.
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Julius Randle played one season in 2018-19 with the New Orleans Pelicans
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Wolves last blockbuster trades:
For Rudy —
Beasley
Beverley
Bolmaro
Kessler
Vanderbilt
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round pick
Pick Swap
In return for KAT —
Julius Randle
Donte DiVincezno
First-round pick –

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Timberwolves conference finals appearances, franchise history
2004: “I have a family to feed”
2024: “Julius Randle contract year” –

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The Sixers should give the Knicks a respectful nod. But, shaking in their boots? Not so much.
Reaction to the Knicks trading for Karl-Anthony Towns, whose benching during his own 62-point game last season is microcosmic of the KAT experience @OnPattison:
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Story: New York Knicks agree to land Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA blockbuster @washingtonpost @PostSports –

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Karl-Anthony Towns took the Madison Square Garden floor last October for Wolves practice and said: “I ain’t got no problems with Thibs. We been squashed that. I still look at Thibs as one of the best coaches, best X and Os guys I’ve been able to ever play for. He’s a winner.” –

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Knicks reportedly to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns, send Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo to Timberwolves
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The Wolves see this as a way of adding depth, leaning in on Edwards, McDaniels and Reid and lengthening the window of competitiveness. They have long coveted DiVincenzo. Randle’s scoring can help. The Detroit 1st is a significant asset moving forward. –

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I can’t imagine a better roster for Karl-Anthony Towns than New York’s.
All of the perimeter defense on Earth to protect him.
They can play big with him at center or small with him and Mitch. OG can guard centers too.
Brunson as the main creator.
This is so great for him. –

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The LA Clippers are no longer the only team that lost a 2024 All-Star now that Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle have been traded for each other
LAC remains the only team to lose a 2024 All-Star without getting one in return –

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“Several NBA sources over the past couple of years have expressed they believe the Knicks will ultimately end up with Karl-Anthony Towns, a CAA client.” – wrote that in May 2023
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This is a big bet on Ant, but that’s an easy bet to make.
BUT it could also be the rise of Naz Reid which would be fascinating for this Wolves roster.
If the near-future form is Conley-Edwards-McDaniels-Reid-Gobert with Randle as the 6th man, sign me up. –

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Initial reaction: Not really sold on this for the Knicks. Better offensively … maybe. Is KAT going to give more than DiVincenzo & Randle combined? Worse defensively. –

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The Wolves made Jokic’s life difficult thanks to the tenacity and size of Towns bothering Jokic with Gobert patrolling the rim.
That strategy works a lot less effectively if you replace Randle and Towns in my opinion. –

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Towns didn’t get enough credit for how much better he was during MIN’s run compared to past ones. The Rudy combo started working as they imagined. Back to square 1 in NY but he’s still so talented. Randle, Donte solid returns for a player who’d be tough to trade later…good deal. –

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New York land NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns in BLOCKBUSTER trade with Minnesota for Julius Randle via @MailSport –

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Minnesota Timberwolves:
Randle
Gobert
Ant
Conley
DiVincenzo
McDaniels
Naz
Dillingam
NAW
Ingles
Garza
Top __ team in the West. –

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Developing story at @TheAthletic with @JonKrawczynski on Timberwolves and Knicks blockbuster deal sending Karl-Anthony Towns to New York for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick: –

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Randle as a Knick:
22.6 PPG
9.9 RPG
4.7 APG
3x All-Star
2x All-NBA
MIP
The only Knick to record a 20/10/5 season. –

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I like that trade for the Knicks. Timberwolves’ side is a little murkier. They got two very good players out of it, but not sure about that Randle-Gobert fit. This seems mostly motivated by the tax apron, and you have to wonder how their ownership situation factored in –

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Karl-Anthony Towns finished among the top-15 players in the in post up and off screen scoring. He made 53% of his hook shots and 48% of his open 3-point attempts last season. –

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The Knicks were canvassing the league this week in search of center improvements, sources said, and made it known Julius Randle was available. While New York had interest in additions like Clint Capela, Karl-Anthony Towns is one hell of an answer to Mitchell Robinson’s injury. –

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I hate this trade for Minnesota so much lol
The spacing with Randle/Gobert is NASTY and they just got OLDER and SMALLER
If you thought Towns post game was any bit dissatisfying, what do you think Randle gonna do down low 😳 –

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Knicks have acquired Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick via Detroit, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. –

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Knicks could get there in a number of ways, but trading just Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo is not enough to land Karl-Anthony Towns salary-wise. The money does not work. Knicks need to add about $9 million more to the deal. –

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Detroit, Atlanta, Miami among the other teams NYK talked to about trades of Julius Randle, per SNY sources. MIN slashes its future payroll by acquiring Randle, who can be an FA this summer. Knicks get big man they’ve long had on radar in Karl Towns. –

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The Knicks and Timberwolves will need a third team to facilitate a Julius Randle/Donte DiVincenzo/Karl-Anthony Towns trade. Both teams are above the first apron, meaning neither is allowed to take on more money than it sends out in a deal. –

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The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are working through the framework of a trade involving Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns, according to league sources. Teams still working through details but talks have intensified over last 24 hours. –

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BREAKING: The Minnesota Timberwolves are nearing a trade to send All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. –