Sources: Knicks to send Randle, DiVincenzo to Timberwolves for Towns
The New York Knicks blockbuster trade involving All-Stars.
and Minnesota Timberwolves are Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony.
finalizing a blockbuster trade Towns, sources confirmed to.
involving All-Stars Julius Randle ESPN on Friday night..
and Karl-Anthony Towns, sources The deal will see.
confirmed to ESPN on Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.
Friday night. The deal will wind up in Minnesota.
see Randle and Donte and Towns in New.
DiVincenzo wind up in York. The Knicks are.
Minnesota and Towns in set to add a.
New York. The Knicks center in Towns to.
are set to add shore up their biggest.
a center in Towns weakness, while Minnesota is.
to shore up their adding shooting and versatility.
biggest weakness, while Minnesota in its quest to.
is adding shooting and exceed last seasons run.
versatility in its quest to the Western Conference.
to exceed last season's finals. Minnesota also will.
run to the Western receive a 2025 top-13-protected.
Conference finals. Minnesota also will first-round pick from New.
receive a 2025 top-13-protected York via the Pistons,.
first-round pick from New sources said. Charlotte will.
York via the Pistons, be the third team.
sources said. Charlotte will be in the trade, sources.
the third team in added, and the Hornets.
the trade, sources added, are expected to receive.
and the Hornets are draft compensation for helping.
expected to receive draft make the deal work.
compensation for helping make financially. Talks between New.
the deal work financially. Talks York and Minnesota had.
between New York and taken place all summer.
Minnesota had taken place but picked up steam.
all summer but picked in the last few.
up steam in the days when Charlotte was.
last few days when brought in as the.
Charlotte was brought in third team, sources said..
as the third team, The trade is not.
sources said. The trade is expected to be completed.
not expected to be for a few days..
completed for a few Having just arrived back.
days. Having just arrived back in Minnesota for the.
in Minnesota for the start of training camp.
start of training camp next week, Towns was.
next week, Towns was focused on building off.
focused on building off the Timberwolves West finals.
the Timberwolves' West finals run, and the development.
run, and the development was completely unexpected, a.
was "completely unexpected," a source familiar with his.
source familiar with his thinking told ESPNs Ramona.
thinking told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Towns, who grew.
Shelburne. Towns, who grew up up a little under.
a little under an an hour outside of.
hour outside of New New York City in.
York City in central central New Jersey, will.
New Jersey, will immediately immediately slot into New.
slot into New York's Yorks starting lineup at.
starting lineup at center, center, filling a massive.
filling a massive need need for the Knicks.
for the Knicks -- -- particularly in light.
particularly in light of of incumbent center Mitchell.
incumbent center Mitchell Robinson Robinson being ruled out.
being ruled out for for at least the.
at least the first first two months of.
two months of the the season earlier this.
season earlier this week week due to offseason.
due to offseason ankle ankle surgery. Towns, 28,.
surgery. Towns, 28, is a is a four-time All-Star.
four-time All-Star and a and a two-time All-NBA.
two-time All-NBA selection who selection who has career.
has career averages of averages of 22.9 points.
22.9 points and 10.8 and 10.8 rebounds while.
rebounds while shooting 39.8% shooting 39.8% from 3-point.
from 3-point range. Last range. Last season in.
season in Minnesota, he Minnesota, he averaged 21.8.
averaged 21.8 points and points and 8.3 rebounds,.
8.3 rebounds, while shooting while shooting 50% from.
50% from the field the field and 41.6%.
and 41.6% from 3-point from 3-point range. The.
range. The No. 1 No. 1 pick in.
pick in the 2015 the 2015 NBA draft.
NBA draft helped Minnesota helped Minnesota advance in.
advance in the playoffs the playoffs for the.
for the second time second time in the.
in the franchise's 35-year franchises 35-year history while.
history while making the making the West finals.
West finals for the for the first time.
first time in 20 in 20 years (it.
years (it lost to lost to Dallas in.
Dallas in five games). Towns, five games). Towns, who.
who is in Year is in Year 1.
1 of a four-year, of a four-year, $220.
$220 million supermax extension million supermax extension he.
he signed in 2022, signed in 2022, will.
will reunite with current reunite with current Knicks.
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, coach Tom Thibodeau, whom.
whom he played under he played under in.
in Minnesota (2016-19). Randle, who Minnesota (2016-19). Randle, who.
turns 30 in December, turns 30 in December,.
averaged 24.2 points, 9.2 averaged 24.2 points, 9.2.
rebounds and 5.0 assists rebounds and 5.0 assists.
for New York last for New York last.
season in 46 games season in 46 games.
before suffering a dislocated before suffering a dislocated.
right shoulder Jan. 27. right shoulder Jan. 27..
After two months of After two months of.
rehab, he opted to rehab, he opted to.
undergo season-ending surgery in undergo season-ending surgery in.
April. Randle has spent the April. Randle has spent.
summer rehabilitating from the the summer rehabilitating from.
surgery. He is expected the surgery. He is.
to be ready for expected to be ready.
the start of training for the start of.
camp, sources said. Randle signed training camp, sources said..
with New York in Randle signed with New.
2019 and has since York in 2019 and.
played the best basketball has since played the.
of his career, making best basketball of his.
three All-Star teams and career, making three All-Star.
a pair of All-NBA teams and a pair.
teams while helping the of All-NBA teams while.
Knicks make the playoffs helping the Knicks make.
in three of the the playoffs in three.
past four seasons -- of the past four.
matching an accomplishment the seasons -- matching an.
franchise has achieved only accomplishment the franchise has.
one other time this achieved only one other.
century. He has $28.9 million time this century. He.
on his contract for has $28.9 million on.
this coming season and his contract for this.
a $30.9 million player coming season and a.
option for 2025-26. He and $30.9 million player option.
the Knicks had not for 2025-26. He and.
made progress on a the Knicks had not.
contract extension this summer, made progress on a.
sources told ESPN's Shelburne, contract extension this summer,.
essentially signaling the Knicks' sources told ESPNs Shelburne,.
willingness to trade him. Timberwolves essentially signaling the Knicks.
coach Chris Finch previously willingness to trade him..
coached Randle in New Timberwolves coach Chris Finch.
Orleans, when Finch was previously coached Randle in.
a Pelicans assistant coach New Orleans, when Finch.
in 2018-19. He is was a Pelicans assistant.
said to have an coach in 2018-19. He.
affinity for the star is said to have.
forward, sources said. DiVincenzo, 27, an affinity for the.
signed a four-year free star forward, sources said..
agent deal with the DiVincenzo, 27, signed a.
Knicks last summer and four-year free agent deal.
went on to make with the Knicks last.
a career-high 283 3-pointers. summer and went on.
Sources told ESPN that to make a career-high.
Minnesota was high on 283 3-pointers. Sources told.
DiVincenzo as a free ESPN that Minnesota was.
agent after he played high on DiVincenzo as.
one season with the a free agent after.
Golden State Warriors, and he played one season.
his shooting will be with the Golden State.
especially needed on a Warriors, and his shooting.
Wolves team that was will be especially needed.
already a bit light on a Wolves team.
in that area and that was already a.
now is losing Towns, bit light in that.
one of the best-shooting area and now is.
big men in the losing Towns, one of.
league. Making the deal now the best-shooting big men.
means the "Villanova Knicks" in the league. Making.
-- DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson, the deal now means.
Josh Hart and Mikal the Villanova Knicks --.
Bridges -- never will DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson, Josh.
play a single game Hart and Mikal Bridges.
together after New York -- never will play.
made another massive trade a single game together.
earlier this summer to after New York made.
acquire Bridges from its another massive trade earlier.
crosstown rival, the Brooklyn this summer to acquire.
Nets. In that deal -- Bridges from its crosstown.
the first trade between rival, the Brooklyn Nets..
the two New York In that deal --.
teams in 40 years the first trade between.
-- New York sent the two New York.
out four of its teams in 40 years.
own unprotected future first-round -- New York sent.
picks, a future protected out four of its.
Milwaukee Bucks pick, a own unprotected future first-round.
future first-round swap and picks, a future protected.
a second-round pick. Because Minnesota Milwaukee Bucks pick, a.
was well into the future first-round swap and.
second apron and New a second-round pick. Because.
York was bumping up Minnesota was well into.
against the first one, the second apron and.
a third team was New York was bumping.
needed to make the up against the first.
deal work financially. That's one, a third team.
where Charlotte came in, was needed to make.
sources said, as the the deal work financially..
Hornets were able to Thats where Charlotte came.
use salary cap exceptions in, sources said, as.
to take on money the Hornets were able.
from the Knicks to to use salary cap.
make the deal legal. Doing exceptions to take on.
the deal now will money from the Knicks.
result in the Hornets to make the deal.
getting draft capital for legal. Doing the deal.
its exceptions -- ones now will result in.
it otherwise could have the Hornets getting draft.
held until later in capital for its exceptions.
the season, sources said. At -- ones it otherwise.
ESPN BET, the Knicks could have held until.
entered the day at later in the season,.
+800 to win the sources said. At ESPN.
NBA title this season. BET, the Knicks entered.
After the trade, those the day at +800.
odds moved to +700, to win the NBA.
behind only the defending title this season. After.
champion Boston Celtics (+340) the trade, those odds.
and the Oklahoma City moved to +700, behind.
Thunder (+650). The Athletic first only the defending champion.
reported talks on the Boston Celtics (+340) and.
deal.
