NY are looking to avoid any future Randle problems. Towns is an upgrade from Randle, but the unfortunate casualty in order to make this happen was Dante. But Bridges is an upgrade from Dante. So they look to be in good shape this coming season.
We need Dante for the 3 point shooting! He was our best 3 pt shooter and one of the best in the league. Had Curry like moments in the Playoffs where he was sniping from anywhere. Who's gonna get the kick out ball now? Josh Hart?
@asap7189 Losing Donte hurts, but the Knicks secured a magnificent Starting 5, with fantastic fluidity with the floor spacing. KAT (89off%) fits better offensively eventhough his offensive rating is lower than Randle (93off%) However, KAT (82def%) defensive rating is way better than Randle (21def%). These are the little details that people don't understand. Plus KAT gives Knicks more lineup flexibility as he can be full time Center and also play PF with Mitch. But losing Donte hurts the bench alot, however, filling out the bench is much easier than finding an All-Star starter.
I have nothing against KAT, he's an awesome player, but I don't like the trade, though. Especially losing DiVencenzo. And the same guy that saved the Knicks in the 1st round playoffs against the Sixers. I rather trade away just Randle than DiVencenzo. I like DiVencenzo. He didn't deserve to go. So the remaining Nova Knicks is only Brunson, Hart and Bridges.
Tibs might be the best guy to put together defensive schemes to utilize KAT. But Knicks have Wings that can match up with any team so they might be onto something.
The Knicks need a center since Mitch will be out till December. They saw they can make a playoff run without Randle last year. Towns is good and wont need to play much defense since the Knicks have OG and also acquired Mikal Bridges. It sucks the Knicks lost Divo but hopefully that means Tyler Kolek gets some time.
Bridges is an upgrade over Ragu and Deuce hit some clutch 3s at the end. Plus with Payne backing up Brunson they gotta get min for kolek, he's gonna be good. Loved Donte but he'll be forgotten come the end of the season.
Great pick up for Knicks this gives them a scorer at every starting position on the court their spacing will be amazing don't be surprised if the Knicks r top 5 in both offensive n defensive and yes I know Kat is no ben Wallace but he is a big body long athletic enough decent defensive and with bridges n OG WINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME ON. Those two not to mention Josh hart intangibles very excited for the Knicks and I have never been a Knicks fan
You understand that Knicks identity was ISO ball ... defending well and taking many more shots than they're opponent by crashing the board, right? This was a team with a very strong identity and chemistry which allowed them to play greater than the sum of their parts. I honestly feel like all of that is mostly all gone.
I can't be the only one who was made speechless by the trade, right? Why would the Timberwolves trade away their franchise star player? Especially after he got the team to the Western Conference Finals last season.
Still, why trade away Towns? Unless the Timberwolves are in rebuild mode, which they aren't, you don't trade away a player of Towns' caliber. Even Towns himself said that he was blindsided by this move.
@@jfinitiproductions4115the TWolves can't keep him they're over the Salary Cap already. If they retain KAT, they would not have the money to sign Mcdaniels and Naz Reid in the future.
@@sungodnigga15 McDaniel is already locked in a 5 year contract and naz for 3 so that’s irrelevant. I think we needed to trade him at the end of the day.
@@austinfriesen9892 still, if they keep KAT they would be over the Salary Cap and he is not worth the money. Much better to spend the money to key Role players or picks that could help ANT in the future.
KAT is an 89%ofr and 82%dfr. Randle is an 93%of and 21%dfr. So it seems that KAT is the more rounded player and better fit foe Knicks, as he is more fluid and diverse player who can play the 4/5 giving the Knicks more flexibility than Randle who doesn't want to play the 5 and still thinks he is the #1 option on offense. I agree that KAT has to cut down his Fouls to be more effective on Defense at 7feet tall.
@@RAakaCHI-191 Very much a computer analysis. Without Randle, Hartenstein and Divencenzo, the Knicks 'bread and butter' which was offensive rebounding, will be depleted. They depended on this deliberate style to make up for a very inefficient ISO offense. Offensively, we all know it will still be the Brunson ISO show brought to you by Thibs. Will their offense really get much better with Kat sitting on the perimeter than Divencenzo .. or Randle hustling for boards? I think not. What is exactly is their identity now? They need a new coach and maybe I will believe in them. Also, defensive rating puts way too much weight on defensive rebounds which teammates left to Kat. He is not a good rebounded despite getting 8rpg in Minnesota ... essentially all defensive rebounds. We all know Kat is not a strong defender. Some people make him out to be bad, but he's very average overall.
The OG trade they got seriously fleeced though. Two young borderline likely future all-stars for a guy who cannot, almost indisputably, play an entire playoff run healthy.
@@illDefine1 Barret has been inefficient and Quickly would never start on a Knicks team with Brunson. We literally replaced Quickly with Mikal Bridges, RJ Barret with OG Onunoby, Julius Randle with KAT. I do not know how you look at this and say Knicks lost anything apart from a really good role player in Divincenzo.
Hoping for the best for the New York Knicks. I'm not happy about the trade, but I understand the logic of the trade. Love that KAT is finally a Knick. Sad to see Randle & DiVicienzo go.
The Wolves traded a guy that stays at the three point line for a way better three point shooter in Divicenzo, and added an aggressor who can get his own when Ant isn’t on the floor in Randle….aside from injury the Wolves 8.5/10 trade Knicks 7/10 trade 🤷🏽♂️
@@yunggulz9456 Yeah that's what I thought, or at least part of the reason they got him, so I assume that Towns will be starting at center alongside OG, Bridges, Hart & Brunson.
I love this move for the Knicks. KAT returning home to the NYC metro area. Playing in the Garden will definitely motivate him to play the best basketball of his career.
As a Nj central Nj resident there has only ever been 1 team over here, NYK. It’s a New York State of mind thing. The heck u think the nets got up outta here?
This is one of those trades that doesn’t make sense for either team lol the knicks lost their depth and got a big who has no discipline and always fouls out and the wolves lost their floor spacer by adding Randle who’s a streaky shooter. Yeah Donte is a good shooter but he’s undersized. Bad trade all around.
Randle averaged 24 and 10 before his injury and that’s a slightly better average from KATs stats last season. I don’t know why people think Minnesota just got a scrub. I’m a die hard Knicks fan and it’s tough to see him and DiVincenzo go but we must move forward.
Mitchell Robinson might not have been available to play for the Knicks until December. They lost Hartenstein to Free Agency, so they needed a Center, preferably a starting Center, and they were able to not only trade for a starting Center, but a top 5 Center in the league. Someone had to go besides Randle in order for this to happen because Minnesota has a legit Championship contending team, and they want to still compete at that level, so unfortunately, it was Dante.
KAT maybe 7 feet. But he doesn’t play like a Center. Why do you think Wolves traded everything to get Rudy? Knicks just got worse defensively. Robinson and Hartensian at least played defense in the paint.
Not every time... and definitely with this new front office. I do however do not like this trade. This entire season (all the new pieces will need time to jell) prove of the FO was right or not. Kats two biggest issues are tissue paper soft in the playoffs and he overall defense is sus.
I hate to trade Dante, he was clutch we did not need to trade all those picks for Bridges, that was going to affect Dante‘s production and Minutes. Now with those draft picks we could’ve traded some to Detroit for Jalen Duren. Terrible front office move, Bridges isn’t worth that much. And that was going to affect Julius Randle also. Now the New York bench is thin
I think Dolan is the driving force behind this trade. He brought Leon Rose in to get a star. Randle is a good player, and Brunson is a great player, but they peaked in NY. KAT is the first guy the Knicks brought in who made All NBA before joining the squad. I believe if the rest of the front office had their way, Donte would still be on the team. Donte averaged 21 ppg after Randle went down with injury. His statline looked like prime Klay Thompson except with more assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was the starting 2 guard. He was a starter on a contender as a rookie. Most of the league would LOVE to have Donte as their starting 2 guard. Now the Knicks have just given a king's ransom (5 first round picks) to replace him with his college buddy who they will have to pay roughly 3 times as much as they are paying Donte over the next 3 years. Then Donte gets traded to a team that has a 23 year old star at his position. Maybe Donte and Ant can play some minutes together, but neither is ideal as a point guard. This really sucks for Donte.
Kat is not a playoff performer, and he is usually middle low energy. Not a good match for this team On the other hand, I like De Vicenzo for the Wolves, he is a proven playoff performer on both ends of the floor. Randle is just a bonus, I dont think he will be very helpful in the off season
We lose spacing without KAT, but we don’t lose 3P shooting. Ant should be a 35+% 3P shooter this season, Naz hovering around 40% if not higher, NAW and Jaden can knock down open 3’s at least semi-regularly, Conley is a very strong 3P shooter. But that clogged paint doesn’t look good for Ant Tbh
The Knicks didn't want Randle taking away key Shots form their current key players. I somehow think Towns won't be taking nearly as many shots as he might have in many situations moving forward as he might have previous.
this is a great trade for us ! Love Randle but Towns fits better than Randle with this new team. I understand people wanted to keep Divo but we have bridges and now KAT too omg 😭
Dude just stop it. We love Divo but he is a great role player. You don’t block a trade like this for a role player. Remove your emotions Knicks are going for a championship.
@@KennethLane90 Dude I’ve been following the Knicks since the early 80’s and you Know us New Yorkers our emotions do run high especially when it comes to the Knicks, they’ve let us down way too many times. I do like Towns but I love Divo too and you know that Divo was part of the Villanova connection. I just wish they would’ve released a lot of those bench warmers that Tom Tibs never use and have enough salary cap to get a good Center without sacrificing Divo. And yes they are going for a championship, Let’s hope they don’t screw that up.
@@tonyhernandez1968 Trust me brother I know the pain I’m gonna miss Divo like crazy. But this is war time and with war comes casualties. This is the first time in decades Knicks are legit contenders, no fluke, no false hopes, true contenders. Buckle up my boy, we are here. Divo was an excellent role player but when you have a star like Kat available you do what you have to do. Let’s go Knicks!!!!
On paper I can see why the fans and the media are hyped about Knicks getting KAT but in his 8-9 years in the league he has only added more evidence for why Jimmy Butler left the Timberwolves.
Kat is not a real center, he is soft, suspect defense. Knicks gave up to much. They missed Randle in the playoffs and overachiever. They will regret this....
I dont like how ppl tryna downplay Julius Randle like hes not been a 3 time All Star can stretch the floor pass the rock and rebound and play the post hes a more complete ayer than KAT offensively no but everything else better
🤔 hmmmmm not sure how I feel about this , if I’m basing it off how KAT played on the wolves I’m worried , however I’m sure once in NY tibs will toughen him up ( I hope) also and I mean no disrespect KAT kinda sorta reminds me of a “hey Arnold “ character. Not much any of us knicks fans can do is wait and see .. go knicks!!
Hey meatballs Thibs coached Towns in Minnesota...People neve take in consideration playing in Minnesota a bad organization...Didn't we learn anything from Andrew Wiggins? A change to a decent organization help him become a player to help a team win a championship! Think of it this way...I know they said it but the Knicks were great with Randle on the bench...a non factor...now add Bridges and Towns....I'm not one who thinks Boston is all that and a bad of chips so the Knicks have a great chance to win the East!
Wolves managed to get rid of their biggest problem, on the court and financially, and somehow got something in return that should help them now and in the future.
I agree. I kept saying it all season. Wolves will be 20x better if they traded KAT. Unless the guy is making 3s. He’s the most useless of the starters. He can’t play defense. He can’t even rebound. Good luck to the Knicks if they think KAT will defend the paint.
@@sit2go Totally agree with all that, and I'm glad someone else sees that he's not a good rebounder, he gets bullied down low and has no lift at a standstill.
Finally the East is gonna be exciting again… Boston, 76ers and Knicks are all T1 championship contenders and there is the Pacers and Bucks to make it more interesting. Now we got a better balance between East and West.
I mean I get what you’re saying because there’s still only 3 of them instead of the four that were on the roster 24 hrs ago but the Knicks were labeled “nova Knicks” last year with 3 players from there as well so in reality nothing really changed
KAT PLAYED OUT OF POSITION THE LAST 2 YEARS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TEAM .. IN GOTHAM .. HE GIVES THE KNICKS THE BEST STARTING 5 IN THE NBA .. AND MAKES THE KNICKS SERIOUS NBA 🏀 CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆 CONTENDERS .. WIN WIN TRADE FOR BOTH TEAMS ..
I like the trade. I just hate to include Divo.
He’s Not the same player off the bench . But I get it
🐺 won the trade
@@Str8truth24D,D is Going To b Missed. This Trade SucKs
NY are looking to avoid any future Randle problems. Towns is an upgrade from Randle, but the unfortunate casualty in order to make this happen was Dante. But Bridges is an upgrade from Dante. So they look to be in good shape this coming season.
We need Dante for the 3 point shooting! He was our best 3 pt shooter and one of the best in the league. Had Curry like moments in the Playoffs where he was sniping from anywhere. Who's gonna get the kick out ball now? Josh Hart?
Now they don’t have a bench
@asap7189 Losing Donte hurts, but the Knicks secured a magnificent Starting 5, with fantastic fluidity with the floor spacing. KAT (89off%) fits better offensively eventhough his offensive rating is lower than Randle (93off%) However, KAT (82def%) defensive rating is way better than Randle (21def%). These are the little details that people don't understand. Plus KAT gives Knicks more lineup flexibility as he can be full time Center and also play PF with Mitch. But losing Donte hurts the bench alot, however, filling out the bench is much easier than finding an All-Star starter.
Lol Bridges sucks man
@@asap7189this is the real issue. They went from having a how are you gonna play everyone to hopefully everyone stays healthy.
I love Randle and Dante! But I’ve seen the light 💡 In Leon we trust!
Knicks starting 5 is disgusting
🐺 won the trade
@@B-Shizzle_Your-Grizzlecope
I have nothing against KAT, he's an awesome player, but I don't like the trade, though. Especially losing DiVencenzo. And the same guy that saved the Knicks in the 1st round playoffs against the Sixers. I rather trade away just Randle than DiVencenzo. I like DiVencenzo. He didn't deserve to go. So the remaining Nova Knicks is only Brunson, Hart and Bridges.
Yeah only 3 left, from 4, like 75%
I think diviencenzo is going to be bought out or waived.. The Knicks are going to claim him off the waiver
@@JamesSmith-p2r Ain't no way. He has 3 years left on a cheap deal. Nobody like Donte has ever been bought out.
Wolves would not make the trade without Dante.
This is great news for Denver
Tibs might be the best guy to put together defensive schemes to utilize KAT. But Knicks have Wings that can match up with any team so they might be onto something.
The Knicks need a center since Mitch will be out till December. They saw they can make a playoff run without Randle last year. Towns is good and wont need to play much defense since the Knicks have OG and also acquired Mikal Bridges. It sucks the Knicks lost Divo but hopefully that means Tyler Kolek gets some time.
I don’t know how to feel about this.
Bridges is an upgrade over Ragu and Deuce hit some clutch 3s at the end. Plus with Payne backing up Brunson they gotta get min for kolek, he's gonna be good. Loved Donte but he'll be forgotten come the end of the season.
Great pick up for Knicks this gives them a scorer at every starting position on the court their spacing will be amazing don't be surprised if the Knicks r top 5 in both offensive n defensive and yes I know Kat is no ben Wallace but he is a big body long athletic enough decent defensive and with bridges n OG WINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME ON. Those two not to mention Josh hart intangibles very excited for the Knicks and I have never been a Knicks fan
You understand that Knicks identity was ISO ball ... defending well and taking many more shots than they're opponent by crashing the board, right? This was a team with a very strong identity and chemistry which allowed them to play greater than the sum of their parts.
I honestly feel like all of that is mostly all gone.
Tom coached Towns before in Minnesota. So what's the problem?Good move by the Knicks.
means nothing dude soft and shoots to many 3's
@@meechryles7072 that's coaching.
@@mustymartian8684 He was doing that when Thibodeau was his coach 😂
He’s always been a pussyKAT.
Tibbz was not wanted by the fans here
@@Daveyjdigitalcool he’s loved in New York
I can't be the only one who was made speechless by the trade, right? Why would the Timberwolves trade away their franchise star player? Especially after he got the team to the Western Conference Finals last season.
Still, why trade away Towns? Unless the Timberwolves are in rebuild mode, which they aren't, you don't trade away a player of Towns' caliber. Even Towns himself said that he was blindsided by this move.
@@jfinitiproductions4115the TWolves can't keep him they're over the Salary Cap already. If they retain KAT, they would not have the money to sign Mcdaniels and Naz Reid in the future.
@@sungodnigga15 McDaniel is already locked in a 5 year contract and naz for 3 so that’s irrelevant.
I think we needed to trade him at the end of the day.
@@austinfriesen9892 still, if they keep KAT they would be over the Salary Cap and he is not worth the money. Much better to spend the money to key Role players or picks that could help ANT in the future.
Tibs is going to kill him 😂
He coached him before. They’re good
@@rahtaylor7651 That's precisely why they don't have a good rapport.
Randle was a subpar defender. We're good.
KAT is a massive defensive liability. IF he attempts to play defense, he'll foul out by mid third quarter.
KAT is worse. He’s 7 feet but too scared to defend the paint.
He makes Dirk Nowitzki look tough.
Lmao what do you think KAT is? You don’t know ball
KAT is an 89%ofr and 82%dfr.
Randle is an 93%of and 21%dfr.
So it seems that KAT is the more rounded player and better fit foe Knicks, as he is more fluid and diverse player who can play the 4/5 giving the Knicks more flexibility than Randle who doesn't want to play the 5 and still thinks he is the #1 option on offense.
I agree that KAT has to cut down his Fouls to be more effective on Defense at 7feet tall.
@@RAakaCHI-191 Very much a computer analysis. Without Randle, Hartenstein and Divencenzo, the Knicks 'bread and butter' which was offensive rebounding, will be depleted. They depended on this deliberate style to make up for a very inefficient ISO offense. Offensively, we all know it will still be the Brunson ISO show brought to you by Thibs. Will their offense really get much better with Kat sitting on the perimeter than Divencenzo .. or Randle hustling for boards? I think not.
What is exactly is their identity now? They need a new coach and maybe I will believe in them.
Also, defensive rating puts way too much weight on defensive rebounds which teammates left to Kat. He is not a good rebounded despite getting 8rpg in Minnesota ... essentially all defensive rebounds. We all know Kat is not a strong defender. Some people make him out to be bad, but he's very average overall.
The knickerbickers have there big man so lets gooo and the nba needs a parade in the big apple because it is long overdue.
Knicks haters will always hate. They hated the Brunson trade, hated the OG trade, hated the Bridges trade. What is new ?
Facts. They hated the OG trade because we gave up quickly. Now they made because of Donte. We’ll be good. Next man up for the bench
No one hated the Bridges trade, they got him for free
The OG trade they got seriously fleeced though. Two young borderline likely future all-stars for a guy who cannot, almost indisputably, play an entire playoff run healthy.
@@illDefine1 Barret has been inefficient and Quickly would never start on a Knicks team with Brunson. We literally replaced Quickly with Mikal Bridges, RJ Barret with OG Onunoby, Julius Randle with KAT. I do not know how you look at this and say Knicks lost anything apart from a really good role player in Divincenzo.
I’m a die hard knick fan but kat doesn’t the dog in him. He’s a princess
Hoping for the best for the New York Knicks. I'm not happy about the trade, but I understand the logic of the trade. Love that KAT is finally a Knick. Sad to see Randle & DiVicienzo go.
Great deal from both side…
The Wolves traded a guy that stays at the three point line for a way better three point shooter in Divicenzo, and added an aggressor who can get his own when Ant isn’t on the floor in Randle….aside from injury the Wolves 8.5/10 trade Knicks 7/10 trade 🤷🏽♂️
Now Towns doesn't have Gobert to do all the dirty work for him.
Yeah he has Mitchell Robinson
@@Barak144 So who is going to come off the bench if Mitchell Robinson starts?
@@wileyschmitt they got towns because Mitchell is hurt 🤔💭
@@yunggulz9456 Yeah that's what I thought, or at least part of the reason they got him, so I assume that Towns will be starting at center alongside OG, Bridges, Hart & Brunson.
Randle average more Pts, reb, and ast then Kat and with Kat being center again he really gotta play def now especially for Tibs
Knicks are just killing it!😎🔥
I love this move for the Knicks. KAT returning home to the NYC metro area. Playing in the Garden will definitely motivate him to play the best basketball of his career.
I think he’s from Jersey?
@@youngfleat
He is. Went to Saint Joe's high school in Metuchen NJ
@@youngfleatNJ, NY it’s all the same
@@27GT3It’s not the same.
As a Nj central Nj resident there has only ever been 1 team over here, NYK. It’s a New York State of mind thing. The heck u think the nets got up outta here?
Timberwolves improved better than the knicks have in this trade.
It's a stupid trade by the Knicks !!! Kat is soft! Randle was a scorer and played injured and hurt and did not need to be traded!!!
Im glad randel is gone i like the trade, but I will miss V defense.
Towns can give Knicks 10 rebound... See if Kat 8 rebound average RISE...
KATs had 12rpg seasons his first few years in the league. It's the defense/low IQ decisions that have me concerned come playoff time
Now we’re really contenders ! Let’s go Knicks !
This is one of those trades that doesn’t make sense for either team lol the knicks lost their depth and got a big who has no discipline and always fouls out and the wolves lost their floor spacer by adding Randle who’s a streaky shooter. Yeah Donte is a good shooter but he’s undersized. Bad trade all around.
Randle averaged 24 and 10 before his injury and that’s a slightly better average from KATs stats last season. I don’t know why people think Minnesota just got a scrub. I’m a die hard Knicks fan and it’s tough to see him and DiVincenzo go but we must move forward.
Bad pacing and a playoff choker
@@Mono-ni7yu Who Randle? That’s based off of the prior season so who knows if he would have been bad pacing and choker this playoffs
@@jotoshi6172 I meant bad spacing, but he was very bad in his two previous playoff series
@@Mono-ni7yu I understand but that was previous, we will never know if Randle improved until he’s in the playoffs again
Mitchell Robinson might not have been available to play for the Knicks until December. They lost Hartenstein to Free Agency, so they needed a Center, preferably a starting Center, and they were able to not only trade for a starting Center, but a top 5 Center in the league. Someone had to go besides Randle in order for this to happen because Minnesota has a legit Championship contending team, and they want to still compete at that level, so unfortunately, it was Dante.
KAT maybe 7 feet. But he doesn’t play like a Center.
Why do you think Wolves traded everything to get Rudy?
Knicks just got worse defensively. Robinson and Hartensian at least played defense in the paint.
Oh Its Lit For Knicks now.
Good job Knicks
The Don did it again
Dumb trade by the Knicks, especially losing Dante. NY finds a way to mess things up everytime
Not every time... and definitely with this new front office. I do however do not like this trade. This entire season (all the new pieces will need time to jell) prove of the FO was right or not. Kats two biggest issues are tissue paper soft in the playoffs and he overall defense is sus.
For the sad to see don't leave fans.......deuce gets his minutes and kolek will shine in his minutes
I hate to trade Dante, he was clutch we did not need to trade all those picks for Bridges, that was going to affect Dante‘s production and Minutes. Now with those draft picks we could’ve traded some to Detroit for Jalen Duren. Terrible front office move, Bridges isn’t worth that much. And that was going to affect Julius Randle also. Now the New York bench is thin
Knicks haters won’t admit that the Knicks got better 😂
Knicks haters “I think both teams didn’t get better from this trade”
gotta win championship everything else don't matter. coming from Knicks fan
Both better
I like the knicks bro. I think this trade was idiotic for the knicks.
Knicks gave up too much I'm a Knicks fan plus Towns gonna want a Super Duper Max you won't be able to keep Hart
He's under contract until 2027-28 season @@JamesEarlBonez
I think Dolan is the driving force behind this trade. He brought Leon Rose in to get a star. Randle is a good player, and Brunson is a great player, but they peaked in NY. KAT is the first guy the Knicks brought in who made All NBA before joining the squad. I believe if the rest of the front office had their way, Donte would still be on the team.
Donte averaged 21 ppg after Randle went down with injury. His statline looked like prime Klay Thompson except with more assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was the starting 2 guard. He was a starter on a contender as a rookie. Most of the league would LOVE to have Donte as their starting 2 guard. Now the Knicks have just given a king's ransom (5 first round picks) to replace him with his college buddy who they will have to pay roughly 3 times as much as they are paying Donte over the next 3 years.
Then Donte gets traded to a team that has a 23 year old star at his position. Maybe Donte and Ant can play some minutes together, but neither is ideal as a point guard.
This really sucks for Donte.
Kat is not a playoff performer, and he is usually middle low energy. Not a good match for this team
On the other hand, I like De Vicenzo for the Wolves, he is a proven playoff performer on both ends of the floor. Randle is just a bonus, I dont think he will be very helpful in the off season
Randle will give all the toughness that Kat lacks and he’s unstoppable 1 on 1 in the post
Tom coached Towns before in Minnesota. He knows what he does and don't do well. I think it's a good move.
We lose spacing without KAT, but we don’t lose 3P shooting. Ant should be a 35+% 3P shooter this season, Naz hovering around 40% if not higher, NAW and Jaden can knock down open 3’s at least semi-regularly, Conley is a very strong 3P shooter. But that clogged paint doesn’t look good for Ant Tbh
The Knicks didn't want Randle taking away key Shots form their current key players. I somehow think Towns won't be taking nearly as many shots as he might have in many situations moving forward as he might have previous.
KAT had some of his BEST years with Thibs coaching him. Y'all media people don't watch like that
That just made the KNICKS a lot better
No it doesn’t lol KAT and Randle evens out one another but then then they LOSE Divincenzo who was huge for them.
kat is not that good bro just wait and see
Not really
I am not surprised Randle was out of New York 😂
this is a great trade for us ! Love Randle but Towns fits better than Randle with this new team. I understand people wanted to keep Divo but we have bridges and now KAT too omg 😭
The Competition level is Sweet for the best to Compete💪🏆*
I think this makes the Knicks a serious contender to beat the Celtics.
Definitely doesn't 😂😂😂
Knicks will need a scorer off the bench and a banger at the deadline
Towns would be top dawg big man IF HE WOULD ACTUALLY PLAY LIKE A BIG MAN. Get yo a$$ away from the perimeter
Remember cal made his ass get in the paint! Tibbs need to be on his ass too. I think he will
He's a shooter you idiot.
Knicks need them 12 rebounds 🏀
Leon Rose really suck. Why the hell would you trade Divinchenzo? He was part of the Villanova connection and he was an awesome player for the Knicks.
Dude just stop it. We love Divo but he is a great role player. You don’t block a trade like this for a role player. Remove your emotions Knicks are going for a championship.
@@KennethLane90 Dude I’ve been following the Knicks since the early 80’s and you Know us New Yorkers our emotions do run high especially when it comes to the Knicks, they’ve let us down way too many times. I do like Towns but I love Divo too and you know that Divo was part of the Villanova connection. I just wish they would’ve released a lot of those bench warmers that Tom Tibs never use and have enough salary cap to get a good Center without sacrificing Divo. And yes they are going for a championship, Let’s hope they don’t screw that up.
@@tonyhernandez1968 Trust me brother I know the pain I’m gonna miss Divo like crazy. But this is war time and with war comes casualties. This is the first time in decades Knicks are legit contenders, no fluke, no false hopes, true contenders. Buckle up my boy, we are here. Divo was an excellent role player but when you have a star like Kat available you do what you have to do. Let’s go Knicks!!!!
@@KennethLane90 you’re right let’s pray that we can beat Boston, they got a crazy roster.
KAT not made for NYC. He gonna crumble
On paper I can see why the fans and the media are hyped about Knicks getting KAT but in his 8-9 years in the league he has only added more evidence for why Jimmy Butler left the Timberwolves.
KAT is 82% defensive rating.. he’s not elite but he’s a damn good defensive player
Towns played for tibbs in Minnesota for 3 years
We all knew the Knicks wanted Towns. Leon Rose effect
As a Sixers fan, I’m all 😁s! Knicks just got weaker!
Kat is not a real center, he is soft, suspect defense. Knicks gave up to much. They missed Randle in the playoffs and overachiever. They will regret this....
I like the trade
I think gonna wish they had Brunson shooting 25 shots or more like last year. He’s the one!
Let’s go New York all day
That’s not gone be the starting 5 😂
I want towns to play for the Celtics so bad I hope I get to see bro on green and get a championship with the Celtics 🍀
Go New York Go New York Go!
KAT is ranked at the 87 percentile in the league defensively
I dont like how ppl tryna downplay Julius Randle like hes not been a 3 time All Star can stretch the floor pass the rock and rebound and play the post hes a more complete ayer than KAT offensively no but everything else better
Love this trade could Make the Knicks do the trick💪🤓*
Only good thing about this trade is Randle leaving NY. Mad we got rid of Donte smh
🤔 hmmmmm not sure how I feel about this , if I’m basing it off how KAT played on the wolves I’m worried , however I’m sure once in NY tibs will toughen him up ( I hope) also and I mean no disrespect KAT kinda sorta reminds me of a “hey Arnold “ character. Not much any of us knicks fans can do is wait and see .. go knicks!!
😂😂😂😂 crazy thing trading Gobert would have made more sense defensively 🤷🏽♂️
GO NEW YORK GO NEW YORK GOOOO
Knicks would've been better trading for Rob Williams
Hey meatballs Thibs coached Towns in Minnesota...People neve take in consideration playing in Minnesota a bad organization...Didn't we learn anything from Andrew Wiggins? A change to a decent organization help him become a player to help a team win a championship! Think of it this way...I know they said it but the Knicks were great with Randle on the bench...a non factor...now add Bridges and Towns....I'm not one who thinks Boston is all that and a bad of chips so the Knicks have a great chance to win the East!
NEW YORK STAND UP STEVEN A SMITH IS GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW
Late Night Hype Trade🤦🏾♂️😂😂😂
KAT doesn’t have that mentality to play for NYC. He’s not mentally fit, hate that they have to give up depth like Divenchenzo to get him
Wolves managed to get rid of their biggest problem, on the court and financially, and somehow got something in return that should help them now and in the future.
I agree. I kept saying it all season. Wolves will be 20x better if they traded KAT.
Unless the guy is making 3s. He’s the most useless of the starters. He can’t play defense. He can’t even rebound.
Good luck to the Knicks if they think KAT will defend the paint.
@@sit2go Totally agree with all that, and I'm glad someone else sees that he's not a good rebounder, he gets bullied down low and has no lift at a standstill.
@@sit2go"He can't even rebound"... Dude averages a double double for his career. Find a stat you can actually back up man 😂
better warn jalen brunson not to eat fast food before a game
I don’t see much of a net gain for Knicks after giving up Julius and Donte.
I agree
Randle scared me more than kat soft ass and I'm a celtics fan thanks new York, lol
People talking about the Knicks like they won when actually the Wolves won by getting Donte and Randle.
Sad Mn sports fan here.
Kat is loyal and coming into his own.
Take care of him NY.
Dunno why NY gave Divo..??
I’ll take it but wtf bro
Adelbert Drive
Finally the East is gonna be exciting again… Boston, 76ers and Knicks are all T1 championship contenders and there is the Pacers and Bucks to make it more interesting. Now we got a better balance between East and West.
The "Nova Knicks" just died
They literally just got mikal bridges, its just an upgrade of the nova knocks (ill miss divincenzo tho).
I mean I get what you’re saying because there’s still only 3 of them instead of the four that were on the roster 24 hrs ago but the Knicks were labeled “nova Knicks” last year with 3 players from there as well so in reality nothing really changed
KAT 10 REBOUND
❤breaking news for the...
I hope Randle ball out!!!💯💯
Minnesota top 3 in the west?
Ant top 3 in the NBA?
Sorry, I respectfully disagree.
KAT PLAYED OUT OF POSITION THE LAST 2 YEARS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TEAM .. IN GOTHAM .. HE GIVES THE KNICKS THE BEST STARTING 5 IN THE NBA .. AND MAKES THE KNICKS SERIOUS NBA 🏀 CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆 CONTENDERS .. WIN WIN TRADE FOR BOTH TEAMS ..
If you say so
Gotham is in Chicago, the Superman world is in NY...
@@RHCollector Gotham. Is ny so. Is. Metropolis.
Laughing 😂😂 you can give me 10-12 rebound a game...? You can average 7 rebound?... Hell yeah you 😅😅 can come play Here.... I need them 13 rebound 🏀...
Dicki Underpass
What in the flip
Bad move...not a good look..they didn't need to make this move..
wtf Knicks have been smart with rebuild kat and randle is a wash losing donte I don't know something tells me randles shoulder injury is suspect
Just another bad move by Taylor in a long long line of bad moves. Worst owner in sports.
Herminia Parkway
Trade was won by Minn but
Both need luck and health !!
Towns is a terrible contract 🏀🏀🏀 for a center
The 'Nova Knicks are no more 😢
Berneice Coves