One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks trade for Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns in a blockbuster deal. Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks and Timberwolves:
Knicks Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns
Timberwolves Receive: Julius Randle, Isaiah Hartenstein, protected first-round pick
The Knicks are “monitoring” Towns’ situation with the Timberwolves, according to NBA insider Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. Multiple sources told Bondy that Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau would welcome coaching Towns again. Thibodeau coached Towns on the Timberwolves.
Knicks president Leon Rose used to be Towns’ agent when he was at CAA. Swartz believes Towns “could raise the Knicks’ ceiling.”
“But Towns doesn’t turn 28 years old until next month and is one of the greatest shooting big men we’ve ever seen,” Swartz wrote in his NBA trade column. “He’s a career 39.4 percent shooter from three at a high volume, a nightly double-double as a rebounder and a heady passer who could average five or six assists per night if thrown into Randle’s role in the offense.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks Updates
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 extension with the Timberwolves in July 2022.
Towns could be a player who flew under the radar in free agency but could be a big storyline at the 2024 February trade deadline in the wake of Anthony Edwards signing a five-year extension that could be worth up to $260 million.
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.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks Updates
Towns has career NBA averages of 23.0 points and 11.1 rebounds. He was born in New Jersey, so he could be open to playing for the Knicks if the things with the Timberwolves don’t work out.
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