Person who works closely with Karl-Anthony Towns: Finesse player? Yes. Soft player? No
Soft. It’s the label that has followed Karl-Anthony Towns for years but was shot down by a person who worked closely for years with the Knicks center. “Finesse player? Yes. Soft player? No,” the NBA source told The Post. “I think it’s the whole thing that happened with Jimmy Butler. In today’s world, somebody can write a script about you and that s–t never changes.”Source: New York Post
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Karl-Anthony Towns @KarlTowns
To the Timberwolves Family:
Nine years ago, I arrived in Minnesota as a young man with a dream. Little did I know that this place would become my home, and its people would become my family. Your love, support, and unwavering loyalty have fueled my journey and inspired me to be pic.x.com/PP1pGzvGcx – 3:03 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Knicks-Timberwolves trade is finally official.
Karl-Anthony Towns is now on the Knicks, Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo (who had a great playoff series against the Pacers) were moved to the Wolves. – 2:37 PM
FanDuel TV @FanDuelTV
Did the New York #Knicks improve their roster by trading for Karl-Anthony Towns? 🤨
@tatefrazier | @HowardBeck | #NewYorkForever pic.x.com/ugzWkLltHZ – 1:30 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Before the Knicks ever traded for Karl-Anthony Towns, a 2022 trade flipped his identity.
Now, the Knicks must choose which version of Towns gives them the best chance at a championship.
Story: nytimes.com/athletic/58110… pic.x.com/H0mNEUragR – 9:20 AM
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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Duane Washington Jr. included in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade is big news for Partizan #EuroLeague
Creativity in a three-team trade expands to the Belgrade oufit
eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 2:15 AM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Here are the agreed trade details, per sources.
The trade call has not taken place yet.
New York receives: Karl-Anthony Towns (from MIN) and the draft rights of James Nnaji (from Charlotte)
Minnesota receives: Julius Randle (from NYK), Donte DiVincenzo (from NYK), Keita – 8:42 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Here are the agreed trade details, per sources.
The trade call has not taken place yet.
New York receives: Karl-Anthony Towns (from MIN) and the draft rights of James Nnaji (from Charlotte)
Minnesota receives: Julius Randle (from NYK), Donte DiVincenzo (from NYK), Keita – 8:21 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
The New York Knicks managed to increase their payroll in both the Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges trades despite being an apron team.
They did this by inflating their outgoing salary required with every remaining free agent from last year they had some form of Bird rights – 8:20 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Hornets are receiving three second-round picks (two via Knicks, one via Minnesota), along with DaQuan Jeffries, Charlie Brown and Duane Washington Jr., to complete the Karl-Anthony Towns-Julius Randle-Donte DiVincenzo trade, sources tell me, @JonKrawczynski and @ShamsCharania – 8:00 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Hornets are receiving three second-round picks (two via Knicks, one via Minnesota), along with DaQuan Jeffries, Charlie Brown and Duane Washington Jr., to complete the Karl-Anthony Towns-Julius Randle-Donte DiVincenzo trade, sources tell me, @JonKrawczynski and @FredKatz. – 8:00 PM
James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Marcus Morris opted against re-joining Knicks on a camp deal, per sources, after he was waived due to financial implications of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade. Morris became unlikely to make the Knicks roster. He is now a free agent and aiming to join a team before the NBA season. – 1:51 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
The dude @JonKrawczynski is the quintessential beat writer. This epic on the day after for Karl-Anthony Towns, rich and detailed and full, is must-reading today. In @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/58020… – 1:03 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and others react to the trade of Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle.
Just don’t expect Tom Thibodeau to fall for the bait.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/bruns… – 10:42 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
About 14 hours after Karl-Anthony Towns was traded, he was on a soccer pitch in the suburbs watching a youth girls team play. His head was spinning, but he had a promise to keep.
The true measure of KAT’s 9 years in Minnesota was right there to see. nytimes.com/athletic/58020… – 8:17 AM
More on this storyline
Chris Herring: Thibs: “We had a need at the center position. It was a tough decision to make, but one we felt we had to make.” -via x.com / October 3, 2024
But there’s a difference between being soft and being a stretch-the-floor 7-footer who works hard but fouls too much and isn’t a good defender. The latter is Towns. And it’s up to Tom Thibodeau to make it work. “Thibs should understand this — you don’t trade for an offensive player so he becomes the best defensive player,” the source said. “The kid has been in the league for eight years, he is what he is. The best way he can contribute for you is to let him score. He’s 20 and 10 every night and he can give you a 30-point outburst regularly if you go to him. There’s no sense in bringing him in there and trying to turn him into Clint Capela or Rudy Gobert or Mitchell Robinson. He’s much more like Joel Embiid without the power.” -via New York Post / October 3, 2024
“I think it takes a little bit of time,” Josh Hart said Wednesday before the trade was official. “For me, I haven’t played with that many shooting bigs in my career so I’m looking forward to someone we can isolate on the post, make good decisions, put the ball in the basket. “I’m going to tell him whenever I get a rebound and run, just trail to the 3-point line. I’m sure he’ll get some open 3s that way. It’s going to take some time just to get the feeling down. Obviously [Jalen Brunson], Mikal [Bridges], myself, we played together for a while. OG [Anunoby] played with [Brunson] and myself for a handful of games. It’s going to take a little bit and that’s what training camp and preseason are for — so we can hit the ground running on opening day.” -via New York Post / October 2, 2024
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