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NBA trade grades 2024-25: Breaking down the most impactful offseason deals

Julius Randle is heading to the Minnesota Timberwolves while Karl-Anthony Towns is bound for the New York Knicks. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, but not before another blockbuster sent the league into a frenzy.

Just a few days from all 30 teams reporting to training camp, the New York Knicks solved their center problem by acquiring four-time All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns in a late-night deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

While the deal sends former All-NBA forward Julius Randle and "Nova-Knick" member Donte DiVincenzo to the West contender, it signals the Knicks are doubling down on their championship pursuit.

What other deals have the league buzzing ahead of the new season? ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton grades every major move, including the New Orleans Pelicans landing Dejounte Murray, the Sacramento Kings adding DeMar DeRozan and the pre-draft blockbuster that sent the Brooklyn Nets' Mikal Bridges to the crosstown Knicks.

KAT to Knicks as Randle, DiVincenzo join Timberwolves