Karl-Anthony Towns
When the New York Knicks traded for Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges before the season, they hoped the move would elevate their ceiling to championship level. Through 32 games, the Knicks have put together one of their most successful seasons in many years. They’ve managed their best net rating (plus-9.2) and offensive rating (122.5) over […]
Scott Perry has a long association with the NBA and so has a lot of views to share on a wide range of topics. Basketball Insiders caught up with Perry to discuss many different subjects, but his thoughts on the New York Knicks — a team he served as GM for from 2017-2023 — were […]
Regular season excitement cranks up a notch this week as the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals go down Tuesday and Wednesday night before the semifinals on Saturday. After some enthralling Group Play action that ended with plenty of drama courtesy of point differential as a tiebreaker, the stage is set for some great elimination basketball this […]
Earlier this week, an interesting data point surfaced, thanks to the great New York Knicks-centric Twitter account of Rit Holtzman (@BenRitholtzNBA). NYK vs 5-on-KAT, primarily drop teams (IND, MIA, DET): 3-0, 130 points/100 possessions NYK vs wing-on-KAT, switching teams (BOS, CLE, HOU): 0-3, 113.4 points/100 possessions https://t.co/Yvdon7XA8y — Rit Holtzman (@BenRitholtzNBA) November 5, 2024 Since […]
The NBA season is around the corner, and to preview the upcoming year, our group of experts has been asked to think of one question for every team. Here it is for the Atlantic division! Boston Celtics: How volatile is their center situation? If there is anything that the last two seasons have taught us, […]
A trade that happens in September, just days before teams are set to answer questions on Media Day, is incredibly bold. Make that trade a blockbuster that includes two franchise pillars swapping teams and conferences, thoroughly shaking up the structure of the NBA… and you have one of the most shocking trades in recent memory. […]
On Friday, the basketball received a huge shock, with the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves agreeing to a blockbuster deal involving Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony Towns. Knicks are sending salary — including DaQuan Jeffries — and draft compensation to Charlotte in three-team Karl-Anthony Towns/Julius Randle deal, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. https://t.co/dP4x8dTvr9 — Shams […]
Karl-Anthony Towns likely saw his 2023/24 NBA season come to an end on Thursday. The Minnesota Timberwolves star suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely. Barring a miraculous recovery, his return to the court will presumably not occur until next year. Despite the disappointing news, Towns was more concerned with […]
