Karl-Anthony Towns Was Reportedly Traded To The Knicks, And Even KAT Seemed Surprised

The have their eyes on winning an NBA championship, and on Friday night, the team swung for the fences in a big way. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Knicks and the came to terms on a deal that will send long-rumored Knicks target to the Big Apple. BREAKING: The Minnesota Timberwolves are nearing a trade to send All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, sources tell me and .

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) and , the Knicks will send the duo of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves to acquire Towns, a native of New Jersey who has spent his entire career in Minnesota after the team made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. there are still financial terms that need to be sorted out, but the Knicks won’t send reserve guard Miles McBride to the Wolves to facilitate this deal, while Jon Karwczynski of The Athletic reports that is going to the Wolves, too.

In what appears to be a sign of how out of left field this deal was, even Towns expressed surprise on his Twitter account. ..

. — Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) Much has been made about the fact that the Timberwolves are in a financially difficult place with Towns, Rudy Gobert, and Anthony Edwards all on big-money deals, and this should provide them some financial flexibility, as DiVincenzo doesn’t make a ton of money and Randle is on an expiring deal. As for the Knicks, Towns should help with their hole at center, although it will be interesting to see how he fits .