Overview

• On The Tonight Show, Towns said leaving Minnesota after nine years “stung,” likening the 2024 trade to a first breakup.
• He was dealt to New York just before training camp in a multi-team move that sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves.
• In his Knicks debut season, Towns averaged 24.4 points and 12.8 rebounds on about 52% shooting with roughly 42% from three, earning an All-Star start and All-NBA Third Team.
• He helped New York reach its first Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years, after which Tom Thibodeau was fired and Mike Brown was hired as head coach.
• Towns was reportedly surprised by the coaching change, as the Knicks added bench help—Jordan Clarkson, Guerschon Yabusele, Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet—and enter 2025–26 with widely held title aspirations alongside Jalen Brunson.