2024 NBA Season

[passwordnow]

Karl Anthony Towns is a great player. I’m actually a little surprised they would let him go and not Rudy Gobert, but I think Anthony Edwards wanted to be the number 1 option on the Timberwolves.

Maybe Gobert is next until then find another big man. But for them, I guess they'd take and keep the DPOY than KAT. Looks that the Timberwolves are changing the circles of Edwards for his development. Anderson, KAT and maybe we'd see more trades but they'll keep ANT as their franchise player.

I’m not sure how Randle will fit in on Minnesota, so to me that is the big question mark with this trade. I’m expecting Ant to have a breakout year statistically though.

Randle is a choker for crucial games but as everyone is saying maybe it will change and both are winners to their own perspective by doing this trade. It's funny that these teams are announcing the trades first with the media before they announce it to the players being traded. KATs comment was "stunned".

LOL

[Harkorede]

A massive trade which popped right out of nowhere have been reportedly completed with the New York Knicks acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Timberwolves for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first round pick (protected) via Detroit. As reported by Shams Charania on X

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1839851169968984211

This is my opinion is quite a disruption deal for both franchise, while I'm really curious to see how it will all play out, I'm currently convinced that it's more of win for the Wolves than for Knicks, I could be wrong, though.

Agreed, KAT is very inconsistent and injury prone while Knicks player that they give up is reliable and versatile. I wonder how Knicks will utilize this trade by giving up a lot of key player that was supposed vital to build a solid team for them.

If you say that KAT is injury prone then why they take that risk to get him? Same with the Wolves as well, Randle is coming off from a injury and we don't know the extend of it. If by unfortunate chance, he got injured again, it could be another season ending and obviously, they will lose the capacity of that big men.

I'm not judging by which player could possibly get injured or not, that's a factor beyond either of these players or any other player as matter of fact, I'm inclined towards what each players bring to the table on the court and what it could mean for their new respective roster, while KAT is probably the best 3 point scoring big man in the league, I'm not sure how that ticks the boxes that the Knicks could be looking out for, meanwhile Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo seem to tick the box perfectly with the Timberwolves, while Randle is also an elite scorer, the Wolves would be getting a elite primary defender in DiVincenzo who can also easily get hot from behind the arc, and that's thought process for saying the Wolves are the most benefitting party of this said trade.

I’m not sure how Randle will fit in on Minnesota, so to me that is the big question mark with this trade. I’m expecting Ant to have a breakout year statistically though.

I think that's the same question I'm asking of KAT into the Knicks team, Randle to me is player that could score in a number of ways and his style should easily match that of ANT, I guess we'll see as soon as the season gets underway.

[Russlenat]

I think that's the same question I'm asking of KAT into the Knicks team, Randle to me is player that could score in a number of ways and his style should easily match that of ANT, I guess we'll see as soon as the season gets underway.

It seems they don't really need Randle after all, as their offense actually looks better without him. The Knicks have plenty of shooters, and their pace is quicker, so all they need is a strong inside presence, which KAT perfectly provides. I believe they'll improve as they build better chemistry, with KAT potentially taking on a different role that suits the team’s style.

[avp2306]

A massive trade which popped right out of nowhere have been reportedly completed with the New York Knicks acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Timberwolves for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first round pick (protected) via Detroit. As reported by Shams Charania on X

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1839851169968984211

This is my opinion is quite a disruption deal for both franchise, while I'm really curious to see how it will all play out, I'm currently convinced that it's more of win for the Wolves than for Knicks, I could be wrong, though.

Agreed, KAT is very inconsistent and injury prone while Knicks player that they give up is reliable and versatile. I wonder how Knicks will utilize this trade by giving up a lot of key player that was supposed vital to build a solid team for them.

I think they are relying heavily to Brunson and KAT tandem that might be explosive once synchronized assuming KAT will be healthy all throughout the season. On the other hand, Wolves will be more lethal on this trade since they already have more key players than can take a shot on both first 5 and second team.

Kath injury prone? No he's fine he's total contributor and star of their team. Its just they need to get rid of him due to avoid paying huge luxury tax. Wolves are in focus with ANT that's why they decide to let go KAT on Wolves.

If you say Randle well there's no question with that he just came out coming from huge injury so provably that Wolves is taking huge gamble taking him. But still the trade went fine for them since they got DiVincenzo and first round draft pick that's why I can say that Wolves won in this trade. I don't know how Knicks could easily make Kat adapt to their system. But what I see here is Wolves became more stronger team.

[danherbias07]

I don't know what the Minnesota Timberwolves were thinking when they made that move. Yeah, the KAT trade.
https://www.nba.com/news/karl-anthony-towns-trade-knicks-timberwolves
Reports: Knicks acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns in 3-team deal

Per Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, New York is adding All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sending back All-Star forward Julius Randle to the Timberwolves, along with guard Donte DiVincenzo and a protected first-round pick (via Detroit).

KAT may have made some mistakes in the Western Conference Finals but he did come back strong in Game 4. He just needed that experience and I bet he is somewhat confused because he had never been there. They just wasted a now experienced KAT although I would not say they acquired bad players.

Also, what is the Knicks thinking about wasting away Donte DiVincenzo? Dude is a hero in the playoffs stepping up his game and the chemistry with Brunson and Hart was so strong that they can defeat teams even without OG and Randle when they are injured. What both teams did was so surprising and I think they are taking a big risk here. I hope it works out for them.

[Jating]

I don't know what the Minnesota Timberwolves were thinking when they made that move. Yeah, the KAT trade.
https://www.nba.com/news/karl-anthony-towns-trade-knicks-timberwolves
Reports: Knicks acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns in 3-team deal

Per Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, New York is adding All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sending back All-Star forward Julius Randle to the Timberwolves, along with guard Donte DiVincenzo and a protected first-round pick (via Detroit).

KAT may have made some mistakes in the Western Conference Finals but he did come back strong in Game 4. He just needed that experience and I bet he is somewhat confused because he had never been there. They just wasted a now experienced KAT although I would not say they acquired bad players.

I think there could be some noises inside the Wolves dugout, and I surmise that they might have felt that KAT didn't give his everything at their playoff and blame him. That usually happens in a team, I have hinted that it could be some player as well, but who knows.

Also, what is the Knicks thinking about wasting away Donte DiVincenzo? Dude is a hero in the playoffs stepping up his game and the chemistry with Brunson and Hart was so strong that they can defeat teams even without OG and Randle when they are injured. What both teams did was so surprising and I think they are taking a big risk here. I hope it works out for them.

Yeah, I see some highlights of Donte during his stint with the Knicks and that killer 3's. For sure they could have other players to step in for him and they are filled with shooting guards. But we can't take that away from him, on what he did in the Knicks and fans surely love him for that. As for Randle, I might have been a few who thinks that he is going to be traded as we have seen Jalen Brunson's performance. And the management thinks that he is no longer needed.