One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks trade for Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns in a blockbuster deal. Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Timberwolves, Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors:
Los Angeles Clippers Receive: Andrew Wiggins, Evan Fournier
Golden State Warriors Receive: Paul George
New York Knicks Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Anderson, Moses Moody, 2028 Clippers First-Round Pick
Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: Julius Randle, Josh Hart, Gary Payton II, Immanuel Quickley, Knicks 2024 First-Round Pick, Knicks 2026 First-Round Pick
Towns averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists last season while shooting 49.5% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 87.4% from the free-throw line. The three-time NBA All-Star signed a four-year, $224.2 million designated veteran player extension with the Timberwolves in July 2022.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks Updates
Minnesota hasn’t gotten past the first round of the playoffs in the Towns era, which began in 2015-16. Many people around the NBA are keeping an eye on Towns’ future with the Timberwolves in the wake of Anthony Edwards signing a five-year maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $260 million.
NBA insiders Tim MacMahon and Jamal Collier of ESPN think Towns is a player who has flown under the radar in free agency but could be a big storyline at the 2024 February trade deadline.
“There has been some discussion about Towns, but it shouldn’t be a surprise if that gets much louder as the trade deadline nears,” MacMahon wrote. “The face of the franchise for the Timberwolves has transitioned to Edwards, fresh off signing a new potential supermax extension. If Minnesota is going to make another major change, it would need to be by trading Towns.”
Added Collier: “Minnesota did not live up to expectations last season, and had Towns not missed such a significant portion of the campaign with an injury, there might already be more questions surrounding that roster.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks Updates
The Knicks could start Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Towns and Mitchell Robinson if New York’s front office figured out a way to acquire Towns from Minnesota.
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