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Today marks the rest of the NBA media days, meaning the offseason is officially over! Expect stories about the muscle players added or weight they lost! And, best of all, The Bounce is back to five days a week!
It’s a Knicks Towns
Five biggest things about KAT to Knicks
Late Friday night, Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski informed us of an agreed-upon trade that brings four-time All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo, Julius Randle, and a protected first-round pick from the Pistons. (The deal is still materializing to ensure salary numbers match up for New York and Minnesota.) The Knicks have to juggle some things and roster spots to finalize this deal, but it’s expected to happen pretty quickly, though I wouldn’t expect players to participate in their new teams’ media days.
We have a lot to unpack, but these are my five takeaways:
