The Knicks shocked everyone by pulling off a trade for Karl-Anthony Towns in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo at the start of October, and that has transformed both teams. Towns was coming off an up-and-down playoff performance and there was plenty of debate about how good he really was,

When the New York Knicks made a massive trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns, the expectations for both teams changed. The Timberwolves took on Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to sacrifice their second star alongside Anthony Edwards,

The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns in part because they craved flexibility. Which they need. Because to justify the trade today, you’d have to bend over backward. As the Wolves prepare to play Towns and the Knicks on Friday,