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Report: Timberwolves trading Karl-Anthony Towns to Knicks for Julius Randle

Published September 28, 2024, 11:30 AMPao Ambat
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Karl-Anthony Towns will be heading to the New York Knicks, while Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo are going to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl Anthony Towns and Julius Randle are the central figures in this recent blockbuster swap. | Photo: Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks

Karl Anthony-Towns is apparently heading towards the Big Apple. 

Per NBA insider Shams Charania, the New York Knicks have completed a blockbuster trade to acquire Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for former All-Star Julius Randle, Donte Divicenzo and a first-round pick via the Detroit Pistons. 

 

But Minnesota got eliminated in five games by the Dallas Mavericks in the West Finals. 

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Meanwhile, this marks the five-year run of Randle in New York, who developed into a superstar since getting traded to the Knicks in 2019. 

He earned All-NBA honors in two of the past five seasons and won the NBA’s Most Improved player award in 2020-21.

However, Randle played in just 46 games this past season due to a shoulder injury that eventually required surgery. He averaged 22.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists in the 330 games he played for the Knicks. 

 

DiVincenzo, the 17th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, had a solid year last year for the Knicks after norming 15.5 points while shooting 40.1% from three.