Roughly one year ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks . The timing of the trade -- which came on the Friday before training camp began -- downplayed the stunning nature of the deal itself, which sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Wolves.

The Timberwolves were a reigning Western Conference finalist. The Knicks likely would have reached the Eastern Conference finals had they stayed healthy against the Indiana Pacers in the second round. It's rare to see one such team trade an All-Star. To have two who play the same position traded for each other? That's rare no matter when it happens.

We're probably not going to see another trade of that magnitude in the immediate buildup to this year's NBA training camp. The context that al

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