If the Knicks choose to run out a starting lineup of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Mitchell Robinson, it will mean that opposing teams will guard Towns with a wing once again. Last year, that caused issues for the Knicks' big man. This year, Towns must utilize his post-game more often to dominate those matchups.
For whatever reason, Towns struggled last season when he was guarded by a wing. We say players like Jayson Tatum and Tobias Harris give him real problems for stretches, often leading to Towns standing around or being uninvolved on offense.