Completing Karl-Anthony Towns trade costs Knicks second-round picks
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Knicks payment to the Hornets for helping them get Karl-Anthony Towns is two second-round picks. In order to complete the blockbuster deal involving Towns, the Knicks and Timberwolves had to recruit a third team — the Hornets — to absorb players into cap space and allow the salaries to match.