The Dallas Mavericks’ conference rival is making a strange trade

Sham bomb! On Friday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves made the first major trade of the “Woj Bomb” era after Adrian Wojnarowski by trading power forward Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks Julius Randle And Donte DiVincenzoDissolution of the “Nova Knicks”.

A somewhat surprising trade to say the least, the Western Conference runners-up are giving up something that has been a pillar of their franchise for the past few seasons. The timing seems odd considering what they just accomplished with Towns as the main part of their offense, a floor-spacing big man who can shoot the ball as well as any 7-footer in the NBA (just ask him) .

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There were rumors that DiVincenzo was unhappy with his role, as evidenced by the following post on X.

This is an interesting trade for several reasons. The first is that it completely overhauls the Timberwolves’ offense, as they no longer have the same ability to play the pick-and-pop that has been a staple of their offense since Towns played there. While Randle brings his own advantages, it’s still a little confusing why they would make the move now.

Even though Towns struggled to do what he does – shoot the ball – in the Dallas Mavericks series, making just 37.9% of all field goals and 24.2% of all three, it’s still a complete one Lead to change in the way the Timberwolves attack defenses.

For the Knicks, opening up the court could help players like former Maverick and current New York point guard Jalen Brunson Mikal Bridges And Josh Hartand could also provide some relaxation. After the defeat Isaiah Hartenstein The Knicks still have depth issues with big players in free agency, but at least this move adds some floor spacing to their repertoire.

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