Details Emerge on New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns Decision

While the Knicks did fall short of making the NBA Finals, it was still a successful season as their new core helped make them contenders once again.

Of course, New York’s addition of Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves in the offseason was a huge factor to their success this season and a new report by The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III and Jon Krawczynski recently revealed why New York made the trade.

“New York saw Towns and (Jalen Brunson) as a damaging offensive duo,” Edwards III and Krawczynski wrote. “One of the best scoring guards in the league could have one of the greatest shooting big men at his disposal. The organization also viewed it as a way to get value back for (Julius) Randle, as the two sides were nowhere close on a deal to keep him in New York long term.”

This is a key report as it is clear that the Knicks and Randle were destined to be heading in opposite ways down the road, which allowed New York to capitalize on his value to add a superstar center next to Brunson.

The two also reported that the Knicks were “initially reluctant” to include Donte DiVincenzo in the deal but they decided to do so anyway to land Towns.

While the trade worked out well for the Knicks, Towns did struggle on the defensive end in his first season in New York, especially during the playoffs as many called out the star center.

Despite this, the addition of Towns has made the Knicks into title contenders and they will now look to upgrade their roster again this summer to try and make a championship run next season.