The deal brought Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota along with a protected first-round pick, improving the team's depth in the short term and its flexibility for the foreseeable future. The depth was appealing in part because the Wolves had let veterans Kyle Anderson and Monte Morris go in free agency.

Three-time All-Star Julius Randle is headed to Minnesota after five seasons with New York.

One way to think about this deal financially is the difference between Towns’ contract and Randle’s likely wages over that same period.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a trade with the New York Knicks that sends Karl-Anthony Towns to the Big Apple for a package including Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenz

Karl-Anthony Towns was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to New York in a three-team NBA trade on Wednesday that sent Julius Randle from the Knicks to the T-wolves in return.

New York announced Wednesday that it has acquired Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves and the draft right to James Nnaji from the Charlotte Hornets. The three-team trade will send Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo,