HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reported a Julius Randle trade development that sends the Minnesota Timberwolves back into the market with the same package they once moved for Karl-Anthony Towns. The group includes Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and the #28 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Minnesota already used that selection on Joan Beringer.
Randle, DiVincenzo, and the pick
The structure matters because this is not a fresh asset mix. It is the same one the New York Knicks traded to Minnesota in the 2024 offseason for Towns, and now Minnesota is shopping it around the NBA. That gives rival front offices a clean read on the kind of return Minnesota is willing to discuss, even if the players could be valued separately.
For the Timberwolves, the move points to a narrow question about roster construction. The contract Minnesota offered Towns was too large to sustain, so the original deal was built around flexibility as much as talent. Reopening that package suggests the team is still measuring whether the easiest path is to keep the pieces together or break them into separate deals.
New York after Towns
The Knicks took the opposite path. Towns' emergence as a playmaker from the top of the key opened up New York's offense, and Jalen Brunson was able to thrive as a scorer off the ball. Mike Brown's club turned that setup into a championship roster, which is why the same package now circulating through trade talks looks more layered than a simple player-for-player swap.
That is the friction inside the rumor. Minnesota is reportedly shopping the same package it once received, while the Knicks used Towns' deal as a centerpiece for a championship-contending roster. The move does not say whether Minnesota is close to doing anything with the group or simply testing the market, but it does show the Timberwolves are willing to revisit the exact transaction that shaped both sides of the trade.
