TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Josh Hart is rarely at a loss for words. But for a second on Monday morning … well, he needed a second.
With the reported blockbuster trade sending All-Star forward Julius Randle and sharpshooting guard Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota in exchange for All-Star sharpshooting big man Karl-Anthony Towns evidently not yet consummated, New York could not introduce its prized acquisition at Monday’s media day session. Nor, for that matter, could it completely bid farewell to two critical pieces of a team that just won 50 games and came within one win of the Eastern Conference finals.