Since reports surfaced suggesting that Giannis Antetokounmpo has a strong desire to join the New York Knicks if traded from the Milwaukee Bucks, analysts, pundits, and mere keyboard warriors alike have been busy concocting hypothetical scenarios that would make such a blockbuster happen.
In virtually every one of them, due to finances and sheer star power, Karl-Anthony Towns has been found heading outbound.
However, since these reports, the big man has seemingly had a fire lit under him and has been playing some of the best basketball of his orange and blue tenure, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.