<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-precious-achiuwa-shows-baseball-colors-shuts-down-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Precious-Achiuwa-shows-true-baseball-colors-shuts-down-Yankees-question.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T06:16:19-07:00">October 16th, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T06:16:19-07:00">October 16th, 6:16am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa caught himself in an awkward moment after the New York Yankees made it two wins against the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS on Tuesday. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-landry-shamet-exits-hornets-game-in-pain-injury">Knicks’ preseason win over</a> the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Achiuwa and his teammates answered questions from the media in the locker room. However, the power forward <a href="https://x.com/SNY_Mets/status/1846386464474419260" rel="noopener">was caught off guard when asked</a> about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-reacts-guardians-bold-juan-soto-tactic">Yankees ALCS run</a>. Since to Achiuwa, it’s all about the New York Mets.</p><p>“Do you care about the Yankees,” asked a reporter.</p><p>“I’m a Mets fan,” Achiuwa responded.</p><p>“You grew up in the Bronx,” the reporter said.</p><p>“I went to school in the Bronx. I grew up in Queens,” Achiuwa clarified.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Precious Achiuwa was asked about the Yankees. He's a Mets fan.</p><p>"I went to school in the Bronx, I grew up in Queens" <a href="https://t.co/lkf6yHjTAs">pic.twitter.com/lkf6yHjTAs</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1846386464474419260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Born in Nigeria, Achiuwa moved to the United States after his parents settled in Queens. The 25-year-old went to Our Saviour Lutheran School in New York and played basketball as a freshman at Memphis. Initially drafted by the Miami Heat, after Achiuwa had signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2021, he was traded to the Knicks in 2023.</p><p>Achiuwa played 49 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 7.6 points and 1.1 assists in 24.2 minutes per game. He played 35 minutes in the team’s fourth consecutive preseason win, leading the team with 20 points.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Mets fan, Yankees hater and Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Precious-Achiuwa-Knicks-Preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees and Mets share a fierce rivalry, and the two rivals could set up a blockbuster World Series by winning their respective championship series. While everyone knows who Achiuwa will be rooting for, everyone in New York will root for him and the Knicks once the World Series ends. Since the Knicks might be the best in the NBA after the moves they made this offseason.</p><p>Trading for Karl-Anthony Towns made it clear, if it wasn’t abundantly so already, that the Knicks’ brass are pushing all of their chips into the center of the table for this upcoming 2024-25 season. Before that deal, the Knicks had already resigned OG Anunoby to a long-term contract and traded a shocking number of first-round draft picks for Mikal Bridges of the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>By adding Towns, New York shored up the one true weakness on its roster: its frontcourt depth. This was going to be a significant concern. Mitchell Robinson was expected to miss the opening chunk of the season due to injury. Adding Towns creates more spacing on offense for New York. That allows Jalen Brunson to operate in isolation and within the game’s flow. The Knicks should be explosive this year and can match the championship pedigree their baseball teams carry.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-landry-shamet-exits-hornets-game-in-pain-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Landry Shamet exits Hornets game in pain with concerning injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-news-Landry-Shamet-exits-Hornets-game-in-pain-with-concerning-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Landry Shamet exits Hornets game in pain with concerning injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T19:20:21-07:00">October 15th, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T20:56:30-07:00">October 15th, 8:56pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming in with three appearances to his credit thus far, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-landry-shamet-1-year-deal">New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet</a> left Tuesday’s preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets with a right arm injury.</p><p>During the third quarter, Shamet <a href="https://x.com/TheStrickland/status/1846359579967254688" rel="noopener">appeared to injure his right arm</a> deflecting the ball on defense, as a Hornets player soared for a driving layup. He went right to the locker room <a href="https://x.com/IanBegley/status/1846360685267075129" rel="noopener">in significant pain</a>, per Ian Begley on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Knicks defeated the Hornets 111-105, with Shamet chipping in for eight points and two rebounds. New York and the Golden State Warriors are the last unbeaten teams in the NBA preseason. Precious Achiuwa led the way for the Knicks with 20 points and 16 rebounds.</p><h2><b>Landry Shamet’s 2024 Knicks preseason performance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Landry-Shamet.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Averaging 10.7 points per game over four appearances as a member of the Knicks, Shamet is expected to be a huge role player for a team on the rise in the 2024-25 season. He’s drilled at least a pair of threes in each game to this point. His sharpshooting prowess, and adequate size for a combo guard at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, he has been a proper addition to the Knicks during their preseason perfection, and that should continue to translate to the regular season.</p><p>Although he’s been a journeyman for most of his NBA career, Shamet has been an impactful role player on each of his five teams before joining the Knicks. He played 61 games for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2020-21 season, so he’s no stranger to the Big Apple. And it’s seemed to have helped him make the successful transition to the Knicks’ loaded roster.</p><p>Shamet and the Knicks return to preseason action on October 18. Shamet would get his first attempt at besting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-washington-makes-11-million-landry-shamet-decision">his former Washington Wizards team</a>, but the Knicks will likely monitor his ailment in the upcoming days to fully determine his status.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Landry Shamet exits Hornets game in pain with concerning injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-rich-paul-sets-record-straight-on-ny-beef');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rich Paul sets record straight on Knicks beef');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rich-Paul-sets-record-straight-on-NY-beef.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Rich Paul sets record straight on Knicks beef</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T13:55:49-07:00">October 15th, 1:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T15:57:27-07:00">October 15th, 3:57pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDiPchkXoPY&amp;t=860s" rel="noopener">recently addressed rumors</a> surrounding his agency’s alleged strained relationship with the New York Knicks during an appearance on the “About 7PM in Brooklyn” podcast hosted by NBA legend Carmelo Anthony and the Kid Mero.</p><p>Paul, a prominent figure in the NBA’s player representation world, shed light on the situation that had been a topic of speculation earlier this year.</p><p>Mero initiated the conversation, directly asking Paul about the rumors of friction between Klutch Sports and the Knicks. He said, “There were rumors that Klutch and the Knicks don’t work with each other, but ya’ll hashed things out earlier this year. What was that conversation like?”</p><p>Paul responded candidly, dismissing any notion of an ongoing “beef” while acknowledging the complexities of the professional relationships in the NBA.</p><p>“I don’t mind the smoke, man,” Paul said. “Look, people have their alliances, and that’s fine. It happens in our league, and media picks up on certain things. They know me well, and they know how I’m going to handle my business, and we had a conversation, and it was clear.</p><p>“He [Knicks President Leon Rose] understood, and he was like, ‘I can totally see where you’re coming from,’ but the industry knows what’s up, and it’s just part of it.”</p><p>Paul also emphasized that talent dictates the market, underscoring that if a player represented by Klutch Sports wanted to join the Knicks, he would be welcomed.</p><p>“If I have the right player and the Knicks got the right money, and he wants to be there, he’ll be a Knick. It’s just as simple as that, right?” Paul added. “But that don’t stop the alliances from running around with the tabloids and the negative nonsense, the bylines. But again, I’m so far above that.”</p><h2><b>Rich Paul reaffirms Klutch Sports’ strong relationship with Knicks’ Leon Rose</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rich-Paul-talks-on-the-phone-prior-to-the-game-between-the-Charlotte-Hornets-and-Philadelphia-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>© Mitchell Leff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Reports of tension between Klutch Sports and the Knicks <a href="https://x.com/SbondyNBA/status/1753543207374172328" rel="noopener">surfaced earlier this year</a> when Stefan Bondy of The New York Post posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “things were hashed out” between Paul and Rose. This development was aimed at improving the relationship between Klutch and the Knicks, which had previously been strained, according to various reports.</p><p>A <a href="https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/02/knicks-rich-paul-reportedly-work-out-differences.html" rel="noopener">December report</a> from Ian Begley of SNY.tv mentioned that some members of the Knicks’ front office had viewed Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray as a potential trade target.</p><p>However, the deal was said to have been complicated due to Paul’s representation of Murray. Murray went on to finish the 2023-24 season with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-atlanta-trades-dejounte-murray-pelicans">Atlanta Hawks before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans</a> in the offseason.</p><p>Despite the past speculation, Paul’s comments on the podcast suggest that any issues have been resolved and that there is no lasting animosity between his agency and the Knicks’ organization. Paul reiterated that his focus remains on his work with players, and he enjoys a professional relationship with Rose.</p><p>“When I go to Knicks games, my office hits Leon [Rose’s] office, and it’s all good. Yeah, nothing but access. Nothing but support,” Paul said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rich Paul sets record straight on Knicks beef

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-gilbert-arenas-jalen-brunson-scoring-chris-paul');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gilbert Arenas calls Knicks’ Jalen Brunson a ‘scoring Chris Paul’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gilbert-Arenas-calls-Jalen-Brunson-a-scoring-Chris-Paul.jpg"></figure><h1>Gilbert Arenas calls Knicks’ Jalen Brunson a ‘scoring Chris Paul’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T11:04:44-07:00">October 15th, 11:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T11:04:44-07:00">October 15th, 11:04am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-spike-lee-puts-celtics-notice">The New York Knicks are looking to challenge the Boston Celtics</a> for Eastern Conference supremacy this year following their shocking trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-has-hilarious-reaction-after-ending-preseason-drought">Towns is already starting to look comfortable</a> in his new threads, and New York is now just one week ago from kicking off their season in Boston.</p><p>The Knicks of course are led by star point guard Jalen Brunson, who put together the best season of his career a year ago and looks poised for another All-NBA caliber campaign in 2024-25.</p><p>Recently, former Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas hit Brunson with <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1846243368827080850" rel="noopener">a lofty comparison</a> that perfectly encapsulates what he brings to the table as a point guard, via the Gils Arena Show podcast.</p><p>“He’s a scoring Chris Paul,” said Arenas. “…Brunson ain’t going to hit two threes and then come down and try to take a 40 footer just for a heat check.”</p><p>While Brunson’s passing ability might not be quite up to the all-time great level of future Hall of Famer Chris Paul, he does bring a floor general quality to the game, one that the Knicks were sorely missing before his arrival during the 2022 offseason.</p><h2><b>Is this the year for the Knicks?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brunson-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Towns move made it clear, if it wasn’t abundantly so already, that the Knicks’ brass are pushing all of their chips into the center of the table for this upcoming 2024-25 season.</p><p>Prior to that deal, the Knicks had already resigned OG Anunoby to a long term contract as well as traded a shocking amount of first round draft picks for Mikal Bridges of the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>By adding Towns, New York shored up the one true weakness on its roster in its frontcourt depth, something that was going to be a major concern with Mitchell Robinson expected to miss the opening chunk of the season due to injury.</p><p>The Knicks also alleviated themselves of the stress of having to count on Julius Randle to produce in the playoffs, and also provided more spacing to their offense for Brunson to have room to operate both in isolation and within the flow of the game.</p><p>Now, New York can run two-big lineups similar to what Towns did with the Minnesota Timberwolves once Robinson is healthy or can play a five out style, depending on the opponent.</p><p>In any case, the Knicks’ season is set to begin on October 22 on the road vs the Celtics at 7:30 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gilbert Arenas calls Knicks’ Jalen Brunson a ‘scoring Chris Paul’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/josh-hart-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Josh-Harts-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T10:09:51-07:00">October 14th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T10:09:51-07:00">October 14th, 10:09am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024 is $12 million. Hart is a small forward who currently plays for the New York Knicks. Here’s a closer look at Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024.</p><h2><b>What is Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024?: $12 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Josh-Hart-dunks.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024 <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/josh-hart-net-worth" rel="noopener">is $12 million</a>. This is according to reputable outlets such as Sportskeeda.</p><p>Josh Hart was born on March 6, 1995, in Silver Spring, Maryland. He originally attended Wheaton High School before transferring to Sidney Friends School. During his senior year, Hart averaged 24.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game while leading Sidney Friends to a solid 22-9 record, according to <a href="https://www.nba.com/player/1628404/josh-hart/rotowire" rel="noopener">sources</a>.</p><p>Coming out of high school, Hart was a four-star prospect. He ranked first in his state and 18th in his position, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/142266/josh-hart" rel="noopener">ESPN</a>. As a highly ranked prospect, Hart received offers from various college basketball programs, including Rutgers, Penn State, and Villanova. The 6’4 guard eventually opted to attend Villanova.</p><p>Hart played four seasons with Villanova basketball. In four seasons with the Wildcats, Hart averaged 13.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 51% from the field overall. His college career was highlighted by an NCAA championship in 2016 when Villanova successfully defeated North Carolina 77-74 in the National Championship Game.</p><p>Aside from an NCAA championship, Hart finished his college career with Big East Player of the Year honors, the Robert V. Geasey Trophy, Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the Julius Erving Award, Big East Sixth Man of the Year, and Consensus first team All-American.</p><p>In addition to this, he was also a two-time Big East Tournament MOP and two-time First Team All-Big East member.</p><h2><b>Josh Hart is drafted, traded to the Lakers</b></h2><p>After spending four years with Villanova, Hart eventually made the jump to the professional ranks by officially declaring for the 2017 NBA Draft. On draft night, the Utah Jazz selected Hart in the first round with the 30th overall pick.</p><p>However, Hart never suited up for the Jazz. They eventually shipped him to the Los Angeles Lakers with Thomas Bryant in return for Tony Bradley. Shortly after, Hart agreed to a four-year rookie deal worth $8.5 million with the Purple and Gold. In his rookie season, Hart averaged 7.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 47% from the field overall.</p><p>A season later, Hart’s numbers roughly remained the same. He tallied 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per outing on 41% shooting from the floor.</p><p>In his rookie season, Hart juggled his time in the NBA while also seeing action for the South Bay Lakers. The South Bay Lakers are the Los Angeles Lakers’ affiliate team in the NBA G-League. In two games, Hart put up 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while making 42% of his shots.</p><h2><b>Josh Hart is traded to the Pelicans</b></h2><p>After two seasons in LA, the Lakers traded Hart to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a blockbuster three-team trade headlined by All-Star center Anthony Davis. In a Pelicans uniform, Hart averaged 10.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game on 45% shooting from the floor.</p><p>Prior to the 2021-2022 season, Hart signed a three-year contract extension with the Pelicans worth $38 million, according to a <a href="https://frontofficesports.com/josh-hart-rare-contract-villanova-knicks/#:~:text=Hart%20and%20the%20Pelicans%20wound,deadline%20of%20June%2025%2C%202022." rel="noopener">report</a> by Front Office Sports. In his final games as a Pelican, the former Villanova Wildcat put up 13.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 51% from the field.</p><h2><b>Josh Hart is traded to the Trail Blazers</b></h2><p>In the middle of the 2021-2022 season, the Pelicans traded Hart to the Portland Trail Blazers in a multiplayer deal led by C.J. McCollum. In the remaining games of the season, Hart tallied a career-high 19.9 points to go along with 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while making 50% of his shots.</p><h2><b>Josh Hart is traded to the Knicks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Josh-Hart-dribbles.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After playing only 64 games across two seasons with Portland, the Blazers traded Hart as part of a four-team trade involving the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Charlotte Hornets. The former NCAA champion landed in New York, reuniting him with former college teammates Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo.</p><p>In the remaining games of the 2022-2023 season, Hart registered 10.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 59% overall.</p><p>After a respectable season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-finalizing-four-year-81-million-contract-extension">Knicks rewarded Hart</a> with a four-year contract extension worth $81 million, according to <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/knicks-josh-hart-extension-2023" rel="noopener">reports</a>. After that, Hart tallied 9.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game on 43% shooting.</p><p>Hart was a key player for the Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. He helped the Knicks make the postseason for the second-straight season.</p><p>In the postseason, he averaged 14.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 44% shooting. Hart tied the NBA record for most 48-minute games played in the playoffs with four. Unfortunately, the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Knicks in seven games.</p><p>Hart has shown his willingness to win games, making him a popular player in the NBA. Thanks to his rise, it isn’t surprising that a brand like Turtle Beach has partnered up with the Knicks player, as per <a href="https://www.osdbsports.com/nba/players/josh-hart-2/endorsements" rel="noopener">sources</a>.</p><h2><b>Josh Hart representing Team USA internationally</b></h2><p>While Hart has been busy for the Knicks, Hart also represented Team USA internationally. The former NCAA champion answered the call of duty for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Here, he averaged 5.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists on 68% shooting.</p><p>For playing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Team USA received a $53,000 bonus. Team USA also advanced to the Top 16, raking in an additional $107,000. They made it all the way to the bronze-medal game but fell to Canada in overtime to finish in fourth place. Although Team USA went home empty handed, the team still got paid an additional $1.2 million, according to <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/in/nba/news/fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-prize-money/815f902d187159cdb638d653" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Hart’s net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-anthony-edwards-karl-anthony-towns-reunion-response-to-fan-request');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Edwards’ Karl-Anthony Towns reunion response to Knicks fan’s request');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anthony-Edwards-and-Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Edwards’ Karl-Anthony Towns reunion response to Knicks fan’s request</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T07:32:16-07:00">October 14th, 7:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T07:32:16-07:00">October 14th, 7:32am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA season has plenty of scheduling quirks that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-donte-divincenzo-clarifies-tom-thibodeau-trash-talk">first encounter</a> between Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards as members of opposing teams occurred in preseason, with the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. This matchup between the Timberwolves and Knicks did not have the feel of a typical preseason game, with both teams seemingly going at it as if there were high stakes on the line.</p><p>In the end, it was the Knicks that came out on top, 115-110, surviving an all-out barrage from Edwards, who led the way for the Timberwolves with 31 points on red-hot shooting from the field. Following the exciting preseason contest, Edwards and Towns became the talk of the town as they decided to hold a jersey swap — an incredible, if bittersweet, moment between two former teammates whose friendship has grown over the past four seasons.</p><p>But Knicks fans, ever the opportunists, took this opportunity to recruit Edwards to New York. One fan straight up told Edwards to sign with the Knicks once his contract with the Timberwolves (that runs until the 2028-29 season) is up. Edwards did not shut the door, however, on a potential reunion with his old buddy Towns. In fact, he said that he would <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBF5hLPJ20r/?igsh=NjdtNTA5d242MzEw" rel="noopener">very much welcome</a> a potential reunion with the 28-year-old big man.</p><p>“I definitely would love to be reunited with KAT,” Edwards said, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845681209994576259" rel="noopener">eliciting a smile</a> from Towns. (Skip to 0:37 for the relevant part.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards swapped jerseys after the Knicks-Timberwolves preseason game 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Timberwolves</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Lll4UDNpcF">pic.twitter.com/Lll4UDNpcF</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845681209994576259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBF5hLPJ20r/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBF5hLPJ20r/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Bleacher Report (@bleacherreport)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The Timberwolves have grown so much as a team over the four seasons that Edwards and Towns spent together that it remains surreal to see the latter donning a Knicks jersey. Minnesota remains on the hunt for a championship, and it will certainly be bittersweet that they are pressing on in this goal of theirs without the man who became the franchise cornerstone since 2015.</p><p>This is the ripple effect of the new CBA. The Timberwolves had to make some cost-cutting maneuvers in fear of the punitive restrictions imposed by going above the second luxury tax apron. But perhaps one day, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-keeps-it-real-karl-anthony-towns-trade">Edwards and Towns find their way</a> to one another again under more lenient financial circumstances.</p><h2><b>Timberwolves and Knicks deliver preseason fireworks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-center-Karl-Anthony-Towns-32-looks-to-pass-as-Minnesota-Timberwolves-guard-Anthony-Edwards-5-defends.jpg"></figure><p>The first three quarters of the Timberwolves and Knicks’ preseason battle on Sunday night did not feel like a preseason game. Both teams were clearly fired up after making the biggest trade of the offseason (at least in terms of involvement of high-profile names), with Donte DiVincenzo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-donte-divincenzo-flames-knicks-karl-anthony-towns-trade">chirping incessantly at the Knicks bench</a> and Anthony Edwards being in midseason form for the Timberwolves.</p><p>Karl-Anthony Towns is also back to battling in the paint as the Knicks’ center, hauling in 16 rebounds after spending more time around the perimeter than ever before during his final two seasons with the Timberwolves.</p><p>Expect these two teams to be among the favorites to make it to the NBA Finals next season, as their rosters barely have any holes that need patching up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Edwards’ Karl-Anthony Towns reunion response to Knicks fan’s request

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-josh-hart-details-tough-mindset-donte-divincenzo-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Josh Hart details ‘tough’ mindset behind Donte DiVincenzo departure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0-Josh-Hart-details-tough-mindset-behind-Donte-DiVincenzo-departure-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Josh Hart details ‘tough’ mindset behind Donte DiVincenzo departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T12:56:25-07:00">October 11th, 12:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T16:17:58-07:00">October 11th, 4:17pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks pulled the trigger on arguably the most significant offseason blockbuster trade, sending forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-karl-anthony-towns-julius-randle-trade-between-timberwolves-knicks-sends-shockwaves">Julius Randle to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns</a>. The move sent shockwaves across the league as the Knicks and Timberwolves are adapting to their respective new big man amidst the NBA preseason, including former teammate Josh Hart. Donte DiVincenzo, Hart’s longtime friend and former Villanova teammate in college, was part of the three-team swap from the Knicks.</p><p>When the Brooklyn Nets traded Mikal Bridges to the Knicks last season, it thrilled Villanova basketball fans to see members of the 2018 NCAA Men’s basketball champion Villanova Wildcats’ Jalen Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo, and Bridges all on one team. By the end of the season, they were appropriately dubbed the “Nova Knicks.”</p><p>Recently, Hart discussed <a href="https://x.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1844794209720525021" rel="noopener">the day he found out</a> DiVincenzo was heading to Minnesota as part of the three-team blockbuster swap, per The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III.</p><p>“It’s a tough one. It’s part of the business. I get it. But I miss my dog,” Hart said. “I think he should be received with cheers and ovation for everything he did last year.”</p><p>DiVincenzo averaged a career-best 15.5 points and shot at a 40.1% clip from deep, which marked the first time he’s connected on 40% of his three-point attempts in one season, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in his lone season with the Knicks. He’ll return to Madison Square Garden for the first time on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Knicks’ latest Mitchell Robinson injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-center-Karl-Anthony-Towns-1.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Starting center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-stephen-a-smith-disbelief-latest-mitchell-robinson-injury-update">Mitchell Robinson is expected to miss the rest of 2024</a>, rehabbing from two ankle procedures that ended his season 2023-24. Josh Hart watched the Knicks trade Donte DiVincenzo and a future first-round pick, which were ultimately forced into New York’s trade offer after the Minnesota Timberwolves declined a package centered around Randle and starting center Mitchell Robinson <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1844399804937281944" rel="noopener">in June</a>, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>“The Knicks, they needed a five, and a lot of that is because Mitchell Robinson, Stephen, I don’t want to break your heart so early, but I’m told he will be out through the remainder of this calendar year 2024,” Charania said. “He will wait for his season debut in January.</p><p>“It might be bad news on the front end, but he is aiming to make his return. He had two ankle surgeries last season, and it is imperative for the Knicks for Mitchell Robinson for him to come back in peak form and really take his time from these injuries. And they’re hopeful he’s going to come back. Tom Thibodeau loves Mitchell Robinson defensively.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a> revealed that Mitchell Robinson will miss the remainder of the calendar year while recovering from foot surgery.<a href="https://twitter.com/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stephenasmith</a> couldn't believe it 😭 <a href="https://t.co/Mvy7ZpG7hf">pic.twitter.com/Mvy7ZpG7hf</a></p><p>— First Take (@FirstTake) <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1844399804937281944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After a 2-0 start to their preseason slate, DiVincenzo and the Knicks will host Randle and the Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden this Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Josh Hart details ‘tough’ mindset behind Donte DiVincenzo departure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-player-likely-to-earn-standard-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Knicks player likely to earn a standard contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-news-The-New-York-player-likely-to-earn-a-standard-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>The Knicks player likely to earn a standard contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T11:18:54-07:00">October 11th, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T11:22:27-07:00">October 11th, 11:22am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks walked the cap space tightrope, successfully <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-first-thing-said-jalen-brunson-trade">landed All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns</a> in the beginning of the month and are now seemingly equipped to vie for their first Eastern Conference crown since the end of the 20th Century. Team president Leon Rose still has some financial finessing to do in regards to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5834911/2024/10/11/karl-anthony-towns-trade-how-it-happened/" rel="noopener">final roster construction</a> for the 2024-25 campaign, however.</p><p>“The Knicks employ 12 players on guaranteed contracts and, by league rule, will have to keep at least two more into the regular season,” The Athletic’s Fred Katz reports. “Training camp invitee Landry Shamet will likely remain, league sources said. The other spot, because the team is up against the hard cap, will have to go to a rookie on a minimum salary.”</p><p>New York ranked in the middle of the NBA in both 3-point attempts (35.8 per game) and percentage (36.9) last season. That philosophy did not deter the team from coming within one game of the conference finals, but it also does not perfectly align with the principles many modern front offices apply. An experienced perimeter threat like Landry Shamet could help replicate some of Donte DiVincenzo’s production while also giving the Knicks invaluable balance.</p><h2><b>Landry Shamet could add a needed supplemental punch for Knicks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-14-24-shamet-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The former Wichita State star and No. 26 selection in the 2018 NBA Draft shoots 38.4 percent from behind the 3-point line in his career and has been entrusted with a key bench role on multiple contenders. It is worth noting that the 27-year-old altered his offensive playing style in 2023-24, shooting 43.1 percent from the field but a career-low 33.8 percent from distance in 46 games for the Washington Wizards.</p><p>A limited sample size with one of the worst teams in the league may not tell the whole story, though. Shamet should have more favorable looks at 3-pointers due to the Knicks’ plethora of floor spacers. Head coach Tom Thibodeau is not asking him to provide the considerable spark that DiVincenzo did last season. He just wants additional versatility in his offense.</p><p>New York will obviously be incredibly reliant on its imposing starting five, which projects to be Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns, but the bench cannot be overlooked. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-secondary-players-2024-25-season">The supporting cast</a> was instrumental in the Knicks earning the No. 2 seed in the East and should be an important part of their 2024-25 exploits.</p><p>Who knows, Landry Shamet could be the annual “where did he come from candidate” the day after a 2025 playoff game. Knickerbockers fans are hoping so, anyway.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Knicks player likely to earn a standard contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-powerful-reaction-first-msg-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has powerful reaction to first MSG game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-news-Karl-Anthony-Towns-powerful-reaction-to-first-MSG-game-as-a-Knick.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has powerful reaction to first MSG game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T05:00:09-07:00">October 10th, 5:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T06:28:49-07:00">October 10th, 6:28am</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Homecoming celebrations can take many forms, from high school dance functions to funerals. Karl-Anthony Towns got to tease what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-karl-anthony-towns-means-mitchell-robinson-future-knicks">fans of the New York Knicks should expect</a> for the coming NBA season. The newest acquisition was outstanding in his return to the old stomping grounds, even if it did not mean much in the overall standings.</p><p>Perhaps that is why the New Jersey native born and raised a few miles from Madison Square Garden <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1844197162982441270" rel="noopener">sounded at ease</a> after a 117-94 Knicks preseason win.</p><p>“Man the fans have been great,” Towns began. “It definitely hits different to be home. It’s a blessing to be here. I’m excited for all of the games I’m going to get to play in front of these fans.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It definitely hits different to be home."</p><p>– NJ native Karl-Anthony Towns after his first game at MSG 🙌 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAPreseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBAPreseason</a> <a href="https://t.co/0231wA8ENP">pic.twitter.com/0231wA8ENP</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1844197162982441270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That quote might hit differently after the first regular season home win, especially if Towns posts similar stat lines. He finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks in 28 minutes of action against the Wizards, going 7-for-20 from the field and 1-for-7 from three-point range.</p><p>That lone three did bring out a hilarious reaction. It was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-has-hilarious-reaction-after-ending-preseason-drought">Towns’ first Knicks beyond-the-arc bomb</a> since being traded to the Big Apple’s biggest basketball brand. The Knicks are betting the 28-year-old turns things around quickly. It should not take long for the former Tom Thibodeaux protege to pick up the new offense for the regular season.</p><h2><b>Karl-Anthony Towns brings a different dynamic to Knicks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Karl-Anthony-Town-goes-for-a-dunk.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Knicks traded All-NBAer Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and multiple draft assets to bring Towns home. It is easy to see why. The new New York frontcourt threat averaged 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and three assists per game last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The big man also posted shooting marks of 50.4% from the field and 41.6% from the three-point range in 62 games.</p><p>That is something the Knicks could use to replace the less-accurate, less-mobile Randle. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is going to <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/karl-anthony-towns-trade-knicks-timberwolves" rel="noopener">miss the best shooting big man</a> in the league. Not just in the rotations but in the only professional home locker room Towns has ever known.</p><p>“Performance-wise, one of the most skilled players I’ve ever coached, no doubt about it. An incredibly talented player who did a lot of amazing things in last year’s playoffs. That doesn’t happen without his contribution on both ends of the floor, for sure,” Finch said. “Just a really good guy, big for the community. So it’s always hard. It just is. You don’t think about the human side of things when you’re contemplating these types of moves, but when they happen, that’s the first thing that comes to mind.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has powerful reaction to first MSG game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-has-hilarious-reaction-after-ending-preseason-drought');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has hilarious reaction after ending preseason drought');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-news-Karl-Anthony-Towns-has-hilarious-reaction-after-ending-preseason-drought.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has hilarious reaction after ending preseason drought</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T19:37:40-07:00">October 9th, 7:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T19:37:40-07:00">October 9th, 7:37pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks brought in Karl-Anthony Towns via a blockbuster trade with the expectation that he’ll be the final piece to the team’s championship puzzle. Towns’ greatest asset as a basketball player is his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karl-anthony-towns-first-bucket-with-knicks-after-timberwolves-trade">ability to space the floor</a> from beyond the arc, although during the Knicks’ Wednesday night preseason game against the Washington Wizards, he began the game being unable to throw a stone into the ocean.</p><p>Towns started off the game by missing his first five attempts from three; however, his confidence never wanes, as evidenced by the declaration he made in the past that he’s the greatest big-man shooter of all time. Thus, he let his sixth three-point attempt of the night fly, and the Knicks star center swished it, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844186054078935137" rel="noopener">prompting him to celebrate</a> with a sigh of relief almost.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Karl-Anthony Towns reacts to making a three 😅</p><p>He had missed his previous 5 attempts from downtown.<a href="https://t.co/itKXSZoyle">pic.twitter.com/itKXSZoyle</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844186054078935137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This was Towns’ lone three-point make on the night; at the very least, he’s already getting his misses out of the way in games that don’t count on the win-loss ledger yet. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-karl-anthony-towns-means-mitchell-robinson-future-knicks">good sign for Towns and the Knicks</a> is that he still filled up the points column of the box score even though he did not have the best of shooting nights.</p><p>The 28-year-old center went 7-20 from the field (1-7 from beyond the arc), but he still finished with a team-high 25 points in a 117-94 Knicks win thanks to his production from the charity stripe (he went 10-11 from the free-throw line). Towns also contributed in all facets of the game, as he tallied 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 28 minutes of play.</p><p>This is the kind of impact the Knicks will want from Towns on a nightly basis. He has tended to fade into the background when his shot from the perimeter isn’t falling, but he has to remain aggressive on the scoring front regardless of his output from three. Given the Knicks’ lack of depth, Towns will be shouldering a huge offensive load alongside Jalen Brunson, and he has to maintain a certain level of consistency from here on out.</p><h2>Knicks overwhelm Wizards, show many positive signs in second preseason game</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-center-Karl-Anthony-Towns-32-is-defended-by-Washington-Wizards-forward-Kyle-Kuzma-33.jpg"></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-issues-reality-check-about-playing-with-karl-anthony-towns">Knicks’ starting five</a> is expected to be among the best in the association. They have a legitimate MVP candidate as the lead ballhandler of the offense (Jalen Brunson), two lockdown 3-and-D wings who are viewed among the best perimeter defenders in the league (Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby), a swiss-army knife who excels as a connective piece (Josh Hart), and now, they have one of the best offensive centers in the entire league (Karl-Anthony Towns).</p><p>On Wednesday night, the Knicks certainly flexed the star-power and excellent complementary nature of their starting five against an outclassed Wizards squad. All members of their starting five had at least a +17 on the night, which is a testament to the two-way balance that lineup possesses.</p><p>The huge question surrounding the Knicks, of course, is their depth. They sacrificed the depth that they assembled last season to up the team’s top-shelf talent level, and it will be a point of interest to monitor who emerges as a key contributor for the team as a reserve. Against the Wizards, Cameron Payne and Tyler Kolek were the ones who made a strong case for minutes. Payne put up 14 points (5-12 FG, 4-6 3PT), while the rookie from Marquette dropped 15 points and five assists on 6-10 shooting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns has hilarious reaction after ending preseason drought

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-case-starting-miles-mcbride-karl-anthony-towns-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks case for starting Miles McBride after Karl-Anthony Towns trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Knicks-case-for-starting-Miles-McBride-after-Karl-Anthony-Towns-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks case for starting Miles McBride after Karl-Anthony Towns trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T11:42:58-07:00">October 8th, 11:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T11:42:58-07:00">October 8th, 11:42am</time><address><a>Drew Maresca</a>Drew Maresca is a NY-area writer and researcher who has covered the NBA for more than 5 years. Prior to joining ClutchPoints to cover the New York Knicks, Drew wrote for Basketball News and Basketball Insiders. Drew has conducted interviews inside NBA locker rooms including Madison Square Garden, the Barclays Center, and the Kia Center, and he covered the 2019 NBA Draft in-person from Brooklyn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks looked good in their first pre-season outing. They defeated the Charlotte Hornets 111-109 behind Jalen Brunson and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karl-anthony-towns-first-bucket-with-knicks-after-timberwolves-trade">new addition Karl-Anthony Towns</a>, as well as strong bench play that was spearheaded by Miles McBride. McBride played 25 minutes and looked sharp in the team’s pre-season debut. And while it was Josh Hart and not McBride who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-knicks-karl-anthony-towns-trade-impacts-josh-hart-depth-chart">rounded out New York’s starting five</a>, it is still possible that McBride convinces coach Tom Thibodeau that he deserves to start before the season opener against the Boston Celtics on October 22.</p><h2><b>Miles McBride </b><b>makes case for joining starters in</b><b> first pre-season game </b></h2><p>McBride posted a +22 net rating in the Knicks’ preseason win over the Hornets, accumulating 22 points, three assists, one steal, and only one turnover, all the while making four of his nine three-point attempts. He led the team in points (22) and tallied the second-most minutes of any Knick behind only Cam Payne.</p><p>Like he did so often last season, McBride played with energy and enthusiasm. His peskiness was omnipresent on the defensive end of the floor. He also made tough buckets, moved the ball well, and knocked down in-rhythm (but not wide-open) three-pointers.</p><h2>How would a starting lineup with McBride perform?</h2><p>McBride fits nicely alongside Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Towns. But so does Josh Hart. Essentially, the Knicks must decide which of the two will be their starting shooting guard, even if “shooting guard” is nearly interchangeable with “small forward” (and to a lesser extent,”power forward”).</p><p>But McBride plays bigger than his six-foot-two-inch stature suggests, and he’s proved that he can play against opposing teams’ starters. In fact, he started 14 games last season, averaging 17.9 points and 4.1 assists in 43.3 minutes per start. What’s more, he shot the ball just as well in high minutes as a starter as he did in a smaller role, and his net plus/minus actually increased from -3.0 as a reserve to +2.1 as a starter.</p><p>The Knicks went 6-8 with McBride in the starting lineup. But it’s fair to call attention to the fact that five of those starts were in place of Brunson and the other nine came without Anunoby (and Julius Randle). We know how valuable Brunson is to the team, but Anunoby had an unprecedented net plus/minus <i>and</i> led the Knicks to an astonishing record in his appearances last season, making for an unfair comparison.</p><h2><b>Will Miles McBride join the starting lineup?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-Miles-McBride-defends-Indiana-Pacers-point-guard-Tyrese-Haliburton-in-Game-7-of-the-2024-Eastern-Conference-Semifinals.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Miles McBride might be his own worst enemy in terms of him joining the starters. Not only did he play well with the second unit in the team’s first preseason outing, but he <i>powered</i> the second unit.</p><p>New York undoubtedly needs a scoring punch off its bench. If not McBride, who else provides it? Maybe Tyler Kolek, but Thibodeau has been hesitant to rely on rookies, historically.</p><p>Cam Payne, Jericho Sims, and Precious Achiuwa are all capable in their own way, but none can create their own shots. That leaves Landry Shamet and McBride. But Shamet shot a career-worst 33.8% on three-pointers last season, and McBride has already earned Thibodeau’s trust.</p><p>With Donte DiVincenzo settling into a new role with the Minnesota Timberwolves, McBride figures to replace him in the team’s rotation, and that was (for better or worse) in the team’s second unit.</p><p>For a means of predicting how much McBride might play, we can look to DiVincenzo’s role with the 2023-24 Knicks. Before his ascension to the starting lineup, DiVincenzo averaged 20.3 minutes per game. Considering McBride is a known commodity whereas DiVincezo was a new addition (as of this time last season), it’s fair to assume that McBride will play even more minutes.</p><p>Ultimately, McBride is probably better suited to anchor the Knicks’ bench than Hart given their respective strengths. He will inevitably play 20-25 minutes per game. He will serve multiple roles, relieving Brunson, Hart, and Bridges, initiating the offense, and playing off the ball.</p><p>Can McBride serve as a starter today? He most certainly can. But he is simply more valuable to the 2024-25 Knicks as its sixth man. Hopefully, the front office values his versatility as much as the fans do.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Siddiqi has bylines at Forbes, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, and Heavy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Iman Shumpert is a supporter of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-first-message-fans-after-trade">New York Knicks’ trade for Karl-Anthony Towns</a>. Although the former Knicks first-round draft pick <a href="https://x.com/FirstTake/status/1841507836372660591" rel="noopener">expressed concern over</a> how the Towns/Jalen Brunson pairing will work in crunch time during a recent appearance on First Take, he believes the Knicks are better off following their acquisition of the four-time All-Star.</p><p>“I think him and [Julius] Randle together would have been nasty, but I totally get that’s the only way you can do the trade,” Shumpert said while speaking on behalf of his new ESPN+ series, Taking One For The Team, which debuts on Oct. 16. “I think KAT fits really well with that team. I think he fits well with the personalities, the willingness to share. I think with Brunson, there’s something about that that I really like. I don’t know why I like it yet. With these Knicks, you can’t speak too early.</p><p>“We have to make sure we add the right coaching plays and then the coaches stay put, we got a lot of stuff going on in New York. But I’m very excited about this pick and roll coming with those two just because KAT understands spacing and he’s able to stretch the floor as such a big target for Brunson,” Shumpert continued. “He’s got good hands and he can finish giving Brunson that in a scaled-down version because Julius was a little more than a triple-threat player than a smooth combination of a pick-and-roll that we’re used to.”</p><p>Brunson and Randle did well as a pairing together over the past two seasons, helping lead the team to back-to-back semifinals appearances after the team missed the playoffs in eight of the nine prior seasons. However, it became clear that Randle’s crash-to-the-hoop style wasn’t the best fit for Brunson’s playmaking style. Shumpert argues that Towns’ game is a better fit for Brunson than Randle was.</p><p>“Julius breaks it off a little bit more to go downhill,” explains Shumpert. “And I think that KAT and Brunson will have better chemistry in that world — they’ll be more Stockton and Malone than the pick-and-pop and somebody drive it.”</p><p>“They had the pick and roll Melo syndrome, where it’s like Melo from 18 feet. My boy needs nine seconds, we going downhill,” Shumpert continued. “That’s how Julius goes. I think that Brunson gives KAT the ability to get downhill off of somebody having to play catch up and KAT doesn’t get that too often. But when he does, he’s really successful.”</p><h2><b>Knicks go all-in with Karl-Anthony Towns </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Karl-Anthony-Towns_6cc749.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Towns made his Knicks preseason debut on Sunday in the team’s 111-109 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. He posted 10 and four rebounds along with a deep three-pointer, <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1843039632382181840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1843039632382181840%7Ctwgr%5E649b1a42bddad5f7ddd3d0cfa4b812210e4374d4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fkarl-anthony-towns-makes-knicks-preseason-debut-what-to-know-about-new-yorks-new-look-lineup%2F" rel="noopener">showing off his shooting touch</a>.</p><p>Although Randle has technically averaged more assists per game than Towns over their careers — 3.7 to 3.2 — the latter is much more efficient overall than the former. Towns has shot 52.4% from the field, 39.8% from beyond the arc and 83.9% from the charity stripe over his career. By comparison, Randle has shot 47.0% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 74.8% from the free-throw line.</p><p>“I think with who they have playing the perimeter, I think as long as they got somebody that can knock down shots, that KAT has available, he can also make that pass,” Shumpert said. “He can make that rotational pass, he can make that hook pass in the strongside corner, he’s able to do that by going downhill I’m excited to see that pick and roll. I don’t want to speak too early and jinx them. I’m not going to say too much, but excited about the Brunson-KAT pick-and-roll.”</p><p>When asked if the Knicks are better off with Towns compared to with Randle, Shumpert didn’t hesitate.</p><p>“Yes,” Shumpert said of the new-look Knicks. “Because the styles fit so much better. “</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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