When The Athletic reported the New York Knicks acquired Karl-Anthony Towns via trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, people were shocked. Towns too was stunned when he heard news about his trade because he was under the impression that he was a major part of the franchise’s plans to dominate this season. Nevertheless, the Knicks will send Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, forward Keita Bates-Diop, and a future first-round pick via the Detroit Pistons to the Wolves.

With Towns’s trade, the lethal KAT-Rudy-Edwards will be missed. Over the last two seasons, Towns, Rudy Gobert, and Anthony Edwards have displayed some electrifying basketball for the NBA world. Therefore, this goodbye by Towns, besides being special, is undoubtedly emotional for the team.

Amidst all the congratulatory messages for Karl-Anthony Towns, one message stood out the most. It was a heartfelt confession from Anthony Edwards‘ girlfriend, who, despite the hooper’s silence, has taken to social media to express her candid feelings over KAT’s trade. What did she say?

Sharing a group photo on her Instagram story, Jeanine Robel wrote, “I’m going to miss my friends this season! The crew has been separated. [broken heart emojis].“ The IG Story featured the wives and girlfriends of Edwards’ teammates, including Jordyn Woods, Karl-Anthony Towns’ partner.

Indeed, this has to be a special but heartbreaking moment for everyone associated with KAT. Given his contribution to the Wolves over the last nine years, he will be an irreplaceable member of the team. However, with the entry of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Timberwolves could be a quadruple attacking side, with Edwards leading the show.

Meanwhile, an endearing IG story from the Wolves’ French Olympian Rudy Gobert has also got the fans tearing up as KAT is truly saying his last goodbyes to the team that drafted him.

Karl-Anthony Towns receives an emotional message from Rudy Gobert…

Gobert is still new to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Well, compared to Karl-Anthony Towns, most of the Wolves squad is new! However, this unique Towns-Gobert duo has given us moments to cherish for a long time. Towns became a better defender whereas Gobert discovered some offensive options that complimented KAT’s unique skills. Together, they have a +10.9 net rating (93rd percentile), a 106.9 defensive rating (96th percentile), and a 117.8 offensive rating (67th percentile) among NBA lineups.

Gobert possesses the ability to set up some great screens that free up players to get a step on the defenders. This works well with Towns’s offensive skill and results in two 7-footers coming at the rim.

So, now that the French center wouldn’t be alongside KAT but be his rival instead, he’s taking his time to soak in reality. The once-close friends will soon be sworn enemies on the court. Well, that’s the brutal face of the NBA.

Therefore, taking the sensitive matter up on social media, Rudy Gobert also shared an IG Story. In the picture, we could see the duo sharing a candid moment, smiling at each other. Adorned in their casual outfits, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert were relishing their moment of friendship.

Captioning this photo must have been difficult for the 32-year-old French giant because camaraderie of this kind is often rare in the high-octane world of the NBA. However, Gobert wrote, “Keep writing your unique story, my brother. Grateful that I got to be a part of it.”

And with that, a glorious chapter of nine years and four NBA All-Stars, Karl-Anthony Edwards, has etched his name among the brightest stars of the Timberwolves. The team will undoubtedly miss him as Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert continue their journey with the team. The next phase with the New York Knicks desperately awaits for KAT, and hopefully, this too would be as iconic as the previous one. What do you think?