Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns
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Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns went off in the first half of the team’s game against the Heat dropping 31 points.
The first of a two game set for the Miami Heat and New York Knicks kicked off tonight in New York, as one team was Jalen Brunson-less, while the other remained
More than a year after being traded from Minnesota to New York, the feeling of shock and confusion stays with Karl-Anthony Towns.
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The most damning evidence lies in Towns' flat usage rate. In 2023-24 with Minnesota (sixth seed), Towns operated at a 27.4% usage rate while averaging 21.8 points and 3.0 assists. In 2024-25 with the Knicks (third seed), his usage stayed virtually identical at 27.3%, yet scoring jumped to 24.4 PPG while assists barely moved to 3.1 APG.