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Knicks Notes: Towns, Bridges, Shamet, Brunson
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday, but his teammate Karl-Anthony Towns — who was nominated for the award — has been the team’s MVP through the first nine games of the season, according to James L. Edwards III and Fred Katz of The Athletic (free link).
Edwards says Towns has been “incredible” to open 2026/27, while Katz refers to it as a “no-brainer” decision, especially given Brunson’s early shooting slump. Towns is shooting career highs on two-pointers (62.4%), threes (43.6%) and from the field (56.5%) while leading the league in defensive rebounding (10.2 per game and 13.6 overall).
