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Knicks trade for Karl-Anthony Towns, send Randle, DiVincenzo, first-round pick to Minnesota: sources

By Shams Charania, Jon Krawczynski and Mark Puleo

The New York Knicks are close to trading four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, league sources say The athlete. The Knicks will send the Minnesota Timberwolves a package centered around forward Julius Randle, guard Donte DiVincenzo and a future first-round pick.

Towns, 28, has spent his entire nine-year career with the Timberwolves since being drafted No. 1 in the 2015 NBA Draft. He averaged 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in the 2023-24 season, returning to his All-Star form after missing much of the 2022-23 season with a knee injury.

After winning 50 games last season, the most in a decade, the Knicks have made significant moves to improve a roster centered around 28-year-old point guard Jalen Brunson. Beyond Towns, the team acquired winger Mikal Bridges in an early summer trade with the Brooklyn Nets and re-signed forward OG Anunoby.

The Timberwolves are coming off a 56-win season in which they reached the Western Conference Finals behind Anthony Edwards' outstanding performance. Randle, 29, was an All-Star for the third time in his career last season but underwent shoulder surgery in April. At that time, the Knicks announced he would be reevaluated in five months.

DiVincenzo, 27, averaged 15.5 points per game while shooting 40.1 percent from 3-point range last season. The Timberwolves will be his fifth NBA team in four seasons.

The Knicks will also send DaQuan Jeffries and future draft compensation to the Charlotte Hornets as part of the trade, league sources report The athlete.

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