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.
As a result, the Hornets agreed to take three Knicks players — Charlie Brown Jr., DaQuan Jeffries and Duane Washington Jr. — along with two second-round picks from New York and one from Minnesota, according to The Athletic .
As part of the deal, the Knicks reportedly acquired the rights to James Nnaji from the Hornets…