Could the Minnesota Timberwolves trade All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks?
Considering that KAT prefers to play power forward, the position currently manned in New York by another All-Star in Julius Randle, that may be difficult. However, with both players having experience playing center and the best players opting to sacrifice for the betterment of their team, perhaps there's a legitimate chance that the Knicks seriously explore a deal in the offseason.
In fact, according to Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports, the “interest in making that happen would be mutual, for sure… KAT and the Knicks are intertwined.”
“To some people, it is more a matter of when they go after him, not if.”
Towns is a New Jersey native, so he does have connections to the Northeast. KAT also is familiar with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, who coached him for two-plus seasons, and Knicks president Leon Rose, who is KAT's former agent. So there are multiple factors that could lead Towns toward New York, especially since the charismatic Anthony Edwards has notably usurped Karl-Anthony Towns as the face of the franchise, towards New York.
For the Timberwolves, who could find it easier to move KAT than center Rudy Gobert as they look to make a potentially necessary shakeup this offseason, such a deal could wind up with them landing a package headlined by Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin, especially with the way that Quickley and Toppin played towards the end of the regular season with Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle out.
Perhaps even more notable is the Knicks have three first-round picks in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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