The Knicks eventually incorporated a third team, the Charlotte Hornets, into the agreement. When the dust had settled, New York had brought in Towns and the draft rights to international center James Nnaji, while the Timberwolves had added Randle, DiVincenzo, Bates-Diop, and a top-13 protected Detroit Pistons Pistons' 2025 first-round pick.

During ESPN's NBA Today on Thursday, Windhorst expressed his surprise at just how many executives felt that Minnesota's acquisition of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo—as well as a conditional first round pick—was the superior haul to that of Towns.