Julius Randle said he was shocked when he learned last weekend that the New York Knicks traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle had become an All-Star in his five seasons with the Knicks, and although he missed New York's playoff run last season because of a shoulder injury,

But at a Target Center press conference Thursday for Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and Keita Bates-Diop — all acquired from the New York Knicks for Karl-Anthony Towns — Randle showed he was relishing the reunion.

Julius Randle hopes to be with the Timberwolves beyond the 2024-25 season. Randle, whom the Timberwolves acquired along with Donte DiVincenzo and Keita Bates-Diop in the trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks,