The final weekend of the offseason brings us another league-shaking deal involving two teams with NBA Finals aspirations.
Karl-Anthony Towns will join the New York Knicks with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo going to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves will also acquire a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick from the Knicks, with the Charlotte Hornets receiving draft compensation to facilitate the deal.
Towns spent nine seasons in Minnesota since being drafted as the No.1 pick in 2015. The four-time All-Star big man averaged 22.9 points and will reunite with head coach Tom Thibodeau, for whom he played from 2016 to 2019.
Randle, a three-time All-Star forward, has been sidelined since January due to a right shoulder injury that later required surgery in April. DiVincenzo, a six-year veteran sharpshooter, finished last season with…
