The New York Knicks' decision to trade forward Julius Randle, guard Donte DiVincenzo, a first-round pick, and other pieces to the Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Karl-Anthony Towns was extremely unexpected and turned the NBA on its head with training camp merely days away. Perhaps most of all, though, it was stunning to see both franchises ship off players who were central to their recent returns to championship contention— Towns in the case of the Timberwolves, and Randle in the case of the Knicks.
On Thursday, Randle and Minnesota's other new faces met with media for the first time since the transaction. There, Randle revealed his reaction to the trade, which sounded pretty similar to how the rest of the NBA world felt: shocked. However, he also expressed how much he's looking forward to working in Minnesota.
