Late into the 2024 offseason, a bombshell of a trade went down between 2 of the better teams in the league. The New York Knicks would be sending Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a 2025 first-round pick (Joan Beringer was selected with that pick) to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns.
It stunned both fanbases and the players involved as training camp was just about to begin when the deal occurred. None of the players were heavily mentioned in trade rumors. There were reasons both teams made the deal, though, and in hindsight, both teams still may have given it the green light knowing what they know today.