Amid questions about his future after being acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Julius Randle is making it known he is happy to be with his new team.

Julius Randle said he was shocked when he learned last weekend that the New York Knicks traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle had become an All-Star in his five seasons with the Knicks, and although he missed New York's playoff run last season because of a shoulder injury,

But at a Target Center press conference Thursday for Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and Keita Bates-Diop — all acquired from the New York Knicks for Karl-Anthony Towns — Randle showed he was relishing the reunion.