With barely a few weeks left till the new season’s tipoff, the Knicks and the Timberwolves went on to shake up their rosters in spectacular fashion. The Wolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo, Julius Randle, and a first-round pick from the Knicks. And while NBA analysts gave their takes on who won and lost the trade, Sam Mitchell believes both teams have benefited from this exchange.
The former Timberwolves star broke down how both teams got a win-win situation. Sam was on SiriusXM NBA Radio when he talked about this trade. He further added, Though the Wolves lost KAT, they got Randle in return.
Moreover, they already had a proven backup bigman in Naz Reid. And the addition of DiVincenzo gives Reid some help on the floor as well when the starters are on the bench. Mitchell also pointed out how this trade gives the Wolves much-needed breathing room in terms of cap space as well.
Given what the Knicks had to part ways with, the team surely moved a lot of pieces to acquire KAT. The team went from being considered as a contender to one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference. And even though the team’s bench depth took a hit, the starting five is considered to take on the best of the best in the league.
Towns and Randle get blindsided by their former teams This trade was a surprising one for both teams. But it came off as a shock to both Towns and Randle . Towns, who had spent 9 years with the squad, had never asked for a trade and was quite happ.