Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: F Julius Randle, G Kemba Walker
New York Knicks Receive: G D’Angelo Russell, F Josh Okogie, 2024 First-Round Pick
An interesting trade for both sides, each team would get a new look with this deal. The New York Knicks would get the franchise point guard they’ve always wanted, while the Minnesota Timberwolves would get a power forward to pair alongside Karl-Anthony Towns.
Despite his shooting struggles, Julius Randle is still putting up decent numbers this year. He’s averaging 18.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.1 assists while shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from three-point range.
D’Angelo Russell is playing pretty well for Minnesota this year, but like Randle, his shooting splits aren’t amazing. The former Buckeye is putting up 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 7.0 assists while shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from deep.
The other two pieces in the deal are intriguing. It’s clear that the Kemba Walker experiment in NYC hasn’t panned out, so they’d get to get off his contract in this deal.
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Meanwhile, the Knicks would get a decent young defender in Josh Okogie to take a look at before his contract is up at the end of the season.
So Randle would head to Minnesota in this deal while Russell would head to the Big Apple. One side would shake up their guard rotation while the other gets an upgraded frontcourt. But the real question is, why should both sides be interested in this deal?
