The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly until the trade is official. The Knicks plan to send Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick to the Timberwolves as part of the blockbuster trade just as training camps are getting ready to open for most teams.

Julius Randle said goodbye to New York with a simple message Sunday night. “NEW YORK! THANK YOU,” Randle wrote in a post on Instagram, along with a photo of him playing at the Garden, just days after news broke of the blockbuster deal that is sending the forward out of town for star Karl-Anthony Towns.

Late Friday, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns to New York in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo,