New York has had Karl-Anthony Towns trade talks with at least 3 teams

NEW YORK – The New York Knicks continued their tradition of playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, losing 114-97 to the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks. They also continued their losing streak, now four games and tied for their highest total of the season so far.

At 25-18 and in sole possession of the third seed in the Eastern Conference, it might appear that all is well in the Most Famous Arena in the World. behind the scenes, things are weak for the Knicks as they were in Jalen Brunson’s tenure. After their ninth loss in eleven games, reports surfaced that the Knicks were president Leon RoseThe front office has considered some potential big changes.

“Whispers around the league began to speculate about the possibility of the Knicks moving him. (According to one league source, the Knicks did not shop Towns or bring him up with any team.) His name came up when the Bucks and Knicks discussed the chances of a deal involving Giannis Antetokounmpo, but now league sources are involved and other teams in the league or other teams have said Charlotte,” wrote Steve Popper of the Newsday after Monday’s loss.

How Mike Brown‘s Knicks can get Towns back on track

The three-time All-NBA big man has yet to find his groove with his new head coach, Mike Brown. It was recently disagreement between Brown and Townswith neither player nor coach seeming satisfied with the team’s process or results. Most recently, the suspension came up twice in three days in Brown’s press conferences following losses to Golden State and Phoenix.

There’s something wrong with these Knicks behind the scenes regarding their lack of execution on the game plan every night – and their coach’s confusion as to why it keeps happening. One factor leading to Towns’ overall frustration could be the loss of both his bread and butter as a game finisher.

Towns thrives offensively because of his ability to shoot 3-pointers, drive the defenders to the edgeand finish inside with an unusually soft touch for the center. That’s what Suns head coach Jordan Ott said before his team’s win at Madison Square Garden last Saturday.

However, the 30-year-old star is on track for the second-lowest 3-point percentage of his career, and only his rookie season has gone worse. In color, things don’t fare much better. Through 40 games, Towns is shooting just 57.1% from within five feet of the rim. That’s in the NBA’s 16th percentile, according to Danks & Threes. That’s it at the pace to be the lowest conversion rate of his career by over 4%.

Dunks and open threes are the most effective shots, which is why opposing defenses work to take them away from Towns. If he and Brown can find a rhythm on how he needs to handle double teams, all the center needs to do is get back to shooting to fully get back into the game. Success on the court may be coming soon for Towns. Both he and his coach they must be willing to work together to find him.