They say that it takes two to tango. In the case of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks deal to send Karl Anthony-Towns to the Big Apple, a third

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.