NBA All-Star Reserves: Surprising Contenders Poised to Steal the Spotlight This Year
There’s been plenty of sturm und drang and rending of garments about the role Towns has played in the Knicks’ post-NBA Cup swoon, and it’s inarguably been a down season for him on the offensive end, with his per-game scoring, 2-point shooting and 3-point accuracy all at or near career lows. But he’s still averaging 20 a game on .600 true shooting and leading the NBA in rebounding for a No. 4 seed playing at a 50-win pace — and, quiet as it’s kept, the Knicks’ defense has been better with him on the floor than off it, and top-five-caliber in the minutes he’s played without Brunson. I still feel like he’s done enough to get the nod.



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