This is a trade the New York’s front office had eyed for years — Towns was once the client of former agent turned Knicks president Leon Rose — but they gave up a lot to get him, and there are fit concerns, which leads to the above questions. Let’s break them down. Yes.

The Knicks eventually incorporated a third team, the Charlotte Hornets, into the agreement. When the dust had settled, New York had brought in Towns and the draft rights to international center James Nnaji, while the Timberwolves had added Randle, DiVincenzo, Bates-Diop, and a top-13 protected Detroit Pistons Pistons' 2025 first-round pick.