Knicks trade Julius Randle to Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns in rare player swap between contenders

In one of the more shocking offseason Friday news dumps in recent NBA memory, the Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a protected first-round pick.

Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic broke the news that a deal was close, and then came in over the top for the biggest scoop so far of the the new, post-Woj reporting world to confirm the trade was indeed done:

The Hornets are also involved in the deal, strictly to make the money work and get a pick for their troubles:

But the pick going to Minnesota? It’s

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