Karl-Anthony Towns is headed to New York, and Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo now must fit into the team’s rotation. Something had to give.

The timing of the trade was something no one saw coming. The Towns family was "stunned" a league source told The Athletic.

The NBA was hit with a monster trade between two legitimate championship contenders just days before most of the league’s teams report to training camp for the new season. Karl-Anthony Towns is now a member of the New York Knicks.