I’ve heard more than one rival team since the trade, mind you, wonder aloud about whether having a player of Karl-Anthony Towns’ caliber on the roster for a potential future Giannis Antetokounmpo offer was among the Knicks’ motivations for giving in on their long-held reluctance to include Donte DiVincenzo in trade talks with the Timberwolves and push for that deal’s completion when they did on top of New York’s obvious need for a frontline center.