Criticism of Karl-Anthony Towns is officially reaching critical mass. Some of it might go too far. Most of it is fair, measured, and quite frankly, earned by the big man himself. The New York Knicks have no choice other than to fix what’s becoming a mushrooming problem, and the solution isn’t a trade.
It’s Tyler Kolek.
This isn’t an indirect way of saying the Knicks need to play Jalen Brunson less. That would be infinitely irrational. Kolek’s ability to unlock Towns, to optimize him, extends to lineups with or without JB. And New York needs to more thoroughly explore…all of them.