Minnesota Timberwolves trading Karl-Anthony Towns to New York Knicks

MINNEAPOLIS — WCCO has confirmed the Minnesota Timberwolves are buying and selling Karl-Anthony Cities to New York Knicks.

A supply instructed WCCO Sports activities Director Mike Max that, in return, the Timberwolves will reportedly get Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. In response to the Related Press, the wolves will even obtain a first-round draft decide.

Cities was drafted first total by the Timberwolves in 2015 and has spent his whole profession with Minnesota.

In a put up on X Friday evening, Karl Anthony Cities posted “…”

The upside for the 7-footer is a return to his roots, having grown up in New Jersey. He’ll even be reunited with coach Tom Thibodeau, who spent 2 1/2 seasons with Minnesota after being employed in Cities’ second yr.  

Earlier this month, CBS Sports activities launched its record of the 100 finest NBA gamers getting into the 2024-25 season and the four-time all-star was named thirty eighth finest within the league. 

Regardless of struggling a torn meniscus in March, Cities averaged over 21 factors and eight rebounds per recreation throughout the common season.

In return, the Wolves are getting again an three-time all-star energy ahead in Randle and a sharpshooter in DiVincenzo. 

Randle was drafted seventh total in 2014 by the Los Angeles Lakers, however has spent the final 5 seasons with the Knicks. He averaged 24 factors and simply over 9 rebounds in 46 video games final season earlier than present process season-ending shoulder surgical procedure. The Knicks mentioned then that Randle could be re-evaluated in 5 months. Requested final week if Randle could be totally prepared for camp, Thibodeau mentioned, “Uh, yeah, I believe so.”

DiVincenzo is a 2018 first spherical draft decide and has hung out with the Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors and the Knicks. He made simply over 40% of his 3-point makes an attempt in 81 video games in New York final season. 

The Timberwolves are coming off a Western Convention Finals look and a daily season file of 56-25, their second-best in franchise historical past. The group’s first preseason recreation is Friday, Oct. 4 in opposition to the Lakers, with common season play starting Oct. 22. 

Cities will make his return to Goal Middle on Thursday, Dec. 19 when The Timberwolves host the Knicks.

The Related Press contributed to this report.