The New York Knicks did not trade for Karl-Anthony Towns just to fall short in May. KAT gave Knicks fans plenty to love on offense last season. He is a bucket-getter, a stretch big who dunks, shoots threes, and commands attention inside.
The idea heading into last season of pairing one of the league’s most versatile big men with an All-NBA point guard in Jalen Brunson, and making a real run at a title was exciting, to say the least. But there was an issue with that idea, because as good as KAT is on offense, his playoff resume is filled with defensive slip-ups, early foul trouble, and moments where teams have flat-out hunted him.