Karl-Anthony Towns was clearly blindsided by the trade that landed him on the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and other moving

The Minnesota Timberwolves were playing the New York Knicks. And running the sideline for New York’s basketball team was Tom Thibodeau, Towns’ former coach in Minnesota who aided in Towns reaching new heights as a player and the organization briefly getting back to relevancy.

Karl-Anthony Towns' familiarity with coach Tom Thibodeau could help he and the Knicks jell together following the blockbuster trade.