The final details of the Karl-Anthony Towns blockbuster between the Knicks and Timberwolves were ironed out late on Tuesday, according to Shams Charania. We know how many second-round picks the Hornets are getting for the financial services they provided to our two, apron-inhibited protagonists (three). The sign-and-trade agreements involving Charlie Brown Jr.
and Duane Washington Jr . appear to be done. It's been five days since the agreement was reported, but now, finally, the deal appears done and the reality of one of the biggest autumn trades in NBA history is setting in.
Towns will be a Knick. Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo will be Timberwolves . But because of the unusual timing of the deal here, the fallout isn't going to come for months or perhaps years.
Both teams still have work to do. The players who were traded—and some who weren't—are suddenly facing significantly more uncertainty than they were a week ago. The deal itself might be done.
The ripple effects haven't even begun. That's what we're going to dive into today. Now that the blockbuster is complete, it's time to figure out what comes next for the Knicks and Wolves, the players they either currently or used to employ, and the 28 other teams that watched all of this unfold.
1. The Knicks have a new center. What happens to their old one? When the Knicks lost Isaiah Hartenstein , conventional wisdom suggested that they needed another high-end backup center at least.
Mitchell Robinson has primarily bee.