When the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo (and a first-round pick), the move was met with considerable controversy. Arguably, the biggest critique of this trade was the loss of 3-point shooting.
After the Wolves made a conference finals run and re-signed Naz Reid with the extra financial flexibility from the trade, these critiques (mostly) went away. However, looking back, the 3-point argument was silly and doesn't hold up at all.
The Wolves' last season with Towns, they hit 12.6 3s per game (15th). Yet, in the following two seasons, they have hit 15 3s (fifth) and 14.