Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce changed the professional basketball landscape, if only briefly, when the former joined the Boston Celtics prior to the 2008-09 season. That blockbuster deal, together with the additional acquisition of Ray Allen, launched the downtrodden Celtics franchise back to its former glory.

The Knicks took 36 three-pointers but only hit eight. It’s not the shooting efficiency head coach Tom Thibodeau had in mind when the Knicks implemented a new-look, five-out offense.

The Knicks’ newest acquisition, speaking to Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Matt Hillman on the “Roomates Show” podcast, said that Timberwolves president Tim Connelly came to his house to personally deliver the news that shocked the basketball-world earlier this month: Minnesota’s big man was Big Apple-bound.

Karl-Anthony Towns had been one of the faces of the franchise for the Minnesota Timberwolves since they selected him with the No. 1 overall pick of the

When the Minnesota Timberwolves traded forward Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks on Oct. 2, it marked the end of an era in the Twin Cities. For nine seasons, Towns had been a fixture with the Timberwolves for every up and down.

Karl-Anthony Towns says he learned he had been traded to the New York Knicks just four minutes before NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news on X. "By

There was always a good relationship between Towns and Edwards, even as Edwards became the organization’s top priority in recent seasons, taking a spot Towns had held since the team took him No. 1 overall in 2015. Their relationship never faltered in the face of outside chatter that might have driven other teammates apart.

Tim Connelly went to Karl-Anthony Towns' Twin Cities home to tell him in-person he had been traded to the Knicks.

New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns has revealed his long-term aspiration of retiring with the team that drafted him.