wilson88 Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards admitted he was surprised to hear about the trade of Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, as he is a close friend and a talented senior. However, he tries to understand that this is the way basketball is done. wilson88

During the week, The Athletic reported that the four-time All-Star was moving from Minnesota to Madison Square Garden in exchange for three-time All-Star forward Julius Randle, swingman Donte DiVincenzo and a future first-round draft pick from the Detroit Pistons.   ( wilson88 )

Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets have been involved in a three-way trade that will see them acquire guard Daekwon Jeffries along with a second-round draft pick. 

Towns, 28, is the new addition to New York’s roster following the offseason trade of Michael Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets. The center/power forward has averaged 22.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 39.8 percent from deep in his nine-year career with Minnesota. 

While everything is still official, there is no sign of the Dominican frontcourt at the ‘T-Wolves’ Media Day, leaving ‘Ant-Man’ feeling lonely as well. 

“I think everyone knows my relationship with ‘Cat’. We’re like close brothers, so it’s quite painful when she’s gone,” he told Media Day. 

“But this is the business of basketball, so I have to get over it.”

“It just feels weird to be talking about Towns when he’s been traded. That’s a really close friend of mine,” 

“It’s not a pick-1 or pick-2 situation.” 

“We are all one, let’s play to support each other.”

As of now, Edwards is the second-longest-tenured player on the current roster, with Jaden McDaniels, who was drafted by the Timberwolves in the 2020 class, and Nash Reed, who joined a year earlier, has been around the longest .