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Julius Randle addressed the media on Thursday for the first time since he was traded by the New York Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle joined the Knicks ahead of the 19-20 season and helped turn around the franchise.

“You want to be somewhere where you feel wanted. I feel wanted here,” Randle said Thursday. “At this point in my career, I’ve accomplished a lot of great things on an individual level, but I want to win a championship. This is a perfect opportunity to do that.”

Randle will help the Wolves replace Karl-Anthony Towns as he potentially enters a free agent offseason.

“It was a breath of fresh air,” Randle said about the trade. “I’m excited to bring everything I’ve learned here over the past five years and help these guys out. My only thing here is I just want to help.

“I want to help [Anthony Edwards]. I want to help Rudy [Gobert], Naz [Reid] — all those guys. I want to help win a championship, and that’s the only thing that matters.”

The Chicago Bulls have agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with Josh Primo. Primo is represented by agents Todd Ramasar and Mike Simonetta.

Primo spent last season with the LA Clippers where he appeared in two games. Primo also appeared in 30 G League games, averaging 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 30.7 minutes.

Primo received a four-game suspension from the NBA ahead of the 23-24 season for conduct detrimental to the league. The NBA found Primo engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women.

The San Antonio Spurs drafted Primo in 2021 out of Alabama and terminated his contract in 2022.

An MRI showed a “low-grade strain” in Jaren Jackson Jr.’s hamstring on Wednesday.

Coach Taylor Jenkins said that there is no firm timeline for Jackson’s return out of caution.

Jackson suffered the injury during the first practice of training camp.

Jenkins added that there are “no concerns” about whether Jackson will be ready for the ready season.

The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to acquire three second round picks along with DaQuan Jeffries, Charlie Brown and Duane Washington Jr. to help facilitate the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves’ trade of Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first round pick via the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks will send two second rounders, while the Wolves will send one.

The Hornets will receive $7.2 million in cash to offset the salaries of the three players, who will earn a combined $6.8 million in 24-25 in their sign-and-trades. The second and third seasons of their contracts are non-guaranteed.

The Hornets have also agreed to trade the draft rights of James Nnanji to the Knicks. Nnaji was the 31st overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft and averaged 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 7.2 minutes over 49 games last season for Barcelona. Nnaji was going to play for the Hornets in Summer League this year, but he underwent surgery to on his lumbar spine.