With just under a month until open night, the NBA world was rocked by an All-Star trade from two of the league’s top 10 teams as the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks agreed on a deal centered on Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo,
The Knicks were reportedly in the market for a center following the reveal of a prolonged absence from Mitchell Robinson, and they got one in Towns, one of the most offensively gifted big men in the NBA.
For the Timberwolves, dealing away Towns relieves them of a long-term financial obligation while still taking back talent in Randle and DiVincenzo that should help them remain as one of the West’s elite teams.