Karl-Anthony Towns Traded to Knicks: NBA Trade Impact

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00:00And it was made official yesterday so we can officially talk about the guy named Carl now

00:08living in the Big Apple.

00:10Carl Anthony Towns traded from Minnesota to the New York Knicks.

00:14In return, Julius Randle, Dante DiVincenzo, Cianova Knicks, Keita Bates-Thiop, and a first

00:20round pick back to the T-Wolves, a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets.

00:25But of course, JY, we start with your Knickerbockers.

00:29How much does this change the outlook for New York entering this upcoming season in

00:34your estimation?

00:35You know, when you think about it, Ben, and you look at the Knicks team, you bring in

00:42Carl Anthony Towns, number one, I want to say this, I think he's the best stretch five

00:49in the NBA, although he played as a four next to Rudy Gobert.

00:54His ability to shoot the ball from three, Ben, and to run both the pick-and-roll and

00:59the pick-and-pop effectively spaces the floor.

01:03Number two, you notice the three-point corner shot has become pivotal in the NBA.

01:09Cat and OG Ananobi happen to be two of the better four-size fives that shoot it there.

01:15So how does that benefit the Knicks?

01:18Driving lanes for Jalen Brunson.

01:20That gives them an alley to get to the basket.

01:22Now, I remember Jalen Brunson, I do believe, was the only guard in the NBA top ten in scoring

01:27inside the paint, although he's six-foot-two on a good day.

01:32Now, it also allows, with Cat at the center, OG to slide to the four, Bridges slide to

01:38the three.

01:39I was concerned, Ben, because I thought that I don't know if Bridges is really a true two

01:44and OG a true three, so everybody kind of lines them up into their best position.

01:51Lastly, Hart benefits because he goes into the starting lineup.

01:54But I also think there's two kids to look at that I think the Knicks are high on.

01:58One is Deuce McBride.

02:00That made D'Amincenzo more replaceable, even though they did not want to put Dante in the

02:06deal.

02:07And also, don't sleep on Tyler Kolick.

02:08I was impressed with him in Summer League.

02:10He's a lefty.

02:11He's a righty guard the same way, Ben, because you have a starting lefty guard, a guard coming

02:16off the bench, and Kolick even campaigns a lefty.

02:19So everything flows naturally, authentically for New York.