Just a few days before preseason begins, a major trade has shaken up the NBA.
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the New York Knicks acquired Karl-Anthony Towns and has sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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. pic.twitter.com/FafQlY48Y1
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 28, 2024
The Knicks acquire Towns to essentially be their Isaiah Hartenstein replacement and upgrade to Mitchell Robinson, who is out till December or January from rehabbing an offseason ankle surgery.