How “amazed” Karl-Anthony Towns reacted to the Knicks trade

Not even KAT had the necessary reflexes to react to this trade.

Karl-Anthony Towns simply wrote “…” on Friday night after it was announced that the Knicks and Timberwolves would complete a blockbuster trade that would send the Minnesota star to New York in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. DaQuan Jeffries and a lottery-protected first-round pick from the Pistons.

Jon Krawczynski, the Timberwolves’ beat reporter for The Athletic, wrote on X that the Towns camp said the New Jersey product was “stunned” by the deal.

Krawczynski also noted that Towns “did not request this trade.” He has never requested to move here in nine years.”

The move continued a reshaping of the Knicks’ roster after back-to-back runs to the Eastern Conference semifinals and gave them a center they needed after losing Isaiah Hartenstein to the Thunder in free agency and Mitchell Robinson missing the start of the season he was recovering from ankle surgery.

The Knicks also acquired Mikal Bridges in a trade to the Nets earlier this offseason.

The Timberwolves are coming off a season in which they went 56-26 and reached the Western Conference finals behind the duo of Towns and Anthony Edwards before losing to the Mavericks in five games.

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is currently in a legal battle with co-owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore – whose bid to buy the team recently received help from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg – over the sale of the team.

Towns averaged 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds and was named an All-Star for the fourth time.

Randle missed the Knicks’ entire playoff run after suffering a shoulder injury on January 27 and ultimately opted for season-ending surgery.

DiVincenzo was a crucial player for coach Tom Thidodeau’s team, especially when it was hit by injuries in the postseason.

The Villanova product averaged 22.7 points per game in the Knicks’ Eastere Conference semifinal loss to the Pacers.