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

A bit of a surprising trade to say the least: sending the Western Conference runners-up what has been a mainstay of their franchise in recent seasons. The timing seems odd considering what they just accomplished with Towns as a key part of their offense: a big man on the floor 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 in his role, according to the post on X below.

This is an interesting transaction for several reasons. The first is that it completely reworks the offense for the Timberwolves, as they no longer have the same ability to execute the pick-and-pop that has been a staple of their offense for as long as Towns has played there. Even though Randle puts its own advantages on the table, it’s still a bit confusing why they would make the move now.

While Towns struggled to do what he does – shoot the ball – in the Dallas Mavericks series, shooting just 37.9% of total field goals and 24.2% from three, it will still be a complete game-changer in the way the Timberwolves attack. defenses.

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

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