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• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 5 points · 13 h ago
  • XJ: From three, Brunson went 1 of 7, Karl-Anthony Towns went 0 of 4, and Mikal Bridges went 0 of 3. at 6:49
  • unnamed reports (reported): The host relays reports that Karl-Anthony Towns is seeking a contract he calls reasonable. The host thinks Towns will end up getting it. at 29:23
  • XJ: The host's opinion: Tyler Kolek is the best pure passer on the team, and he brings out the best in Towns by spotting Towns' small advantages early. at 14:29
  • XJ: The lineup of Kolek, Miles McBride, Bridges, OG and Towns was 'humming' in this game. at 19:05
  • XJ: The biggest issue was the fourth quarter, when Franz Wagner got to the rim at will. The host liked the Knicks' fourth-quarter offensive process: Towns-Brunson actions with OG Anunoby involved, rather than just 'Jalen Brunson ball'. They simply missed open shots. at 31:26

  “The Knicks Are 0–3. There’s ONE Thing I’m Panicking About.” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Analysis · 13 h ago around the league

  The defensive weaknesses were over-rotating, Wendell Carter Jr. getting stuck on Brunson on the perimeter, and a lack of size against Towns, who had five offensive rebounds.

  “BREAKTHROUGH: Orlando Magic's Franz Wagner DELIVERS in Madison Square Garden | Magic FIND identity” at 19:05 · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Report · Oct 24 around the league

  Andre Drummond was strong in the first half of the Knicks opener, grabbing offensive rebounds, while Karl-Anthony Towns was in foul trouble. Drummond played under seven minutes in the second half. Both hosts sell the idea that backup center is fine; one says New York still needs to trade for another big and mentions James Wiseman as an option.

  “The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!” at 1:23:05 · listen ↗

• Podcast All The Smoke · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Relayed, with no named source: extension talks for Josh Hart and KAT have been tabled, by the host's account ('I guess') until the end of the season. Both still have a couple of years left on their deals. at 1:00:13
  • Guest view, inferred from turn-taking to be CJ Miles: the extension situation becomes a distraction only if a player feels his role isn't showing his value. KAT is the only one this could really happen to. at 1:01:03

  “Jalen Hurts Deserved BETTER Than This” · listen ↗

• Podcast Get Up host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Karl-Anthony Towns scored 19 and talked trash at Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

  “Hour 1: King Spoils Rings, 4th and Whoa, Sacre Bleus” at 3:00 · listen ↗

• Podcast It Is What It Is host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Knicks shooting splits as read on the show: OG Anunoby 3-12, Karl-Anthony Towns 6-9, Josh Hart 5-10, and Mikal Bridges 4 points on 2-8 shooting.

  “Ring Night RUINED In NY, Kenneth Walker For MVP & Chargers Fans BLAMING Madison Beer?” at 3:40 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Report · 15 h ago

  Towns had four assists. His passing looked good, including a play late in the game that got Josh Hart open.

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: What went WRONG as Knicks Fall to 0-3 | POSTGAME LIVE” at 19:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 9 points · Oct 24
  • Gavin Schall: Towns played 37 minutes. The host calls that a playoff total rather than a regular-season total for Mike Brown, and blames Drummond being unplayable. at 3:34
  • Gavin Schall: A five-shooter lineup played two to three minutes in the fourth quarter: Brunson, McBride, Shamet, Anunoby and Towns. The host says this unit played 11 possessions last regular season and 5 in the postseason. at 9:20
  • Gavin Schall: The host wants Brown to use shooting-heavy lineups as often as possible and calls the Brunson, McBride, Shamet, Anunoby, Towns unit unguardable if Brown leans into it. at 12:27
  • Gavin Schall: The host says what really hurt the Knicks was bench lineups with neither Brunson nor Towns on the floor. at 13:01
  • A reporter (reported; name unclear in the audio): The host cites a May 2026 tweet from 'XJ': with Towns plus four shooters, the Knicks were +14 per 100 possessions over 1,500 regular-season possessions and +55.6 per 100 over 92 postseason possessions. at 13:18
  • Gavin Schall: The host also pulled a combination of his own: Towns without Brunson, Robinson ('Mitch') and Hart, i.e. at 13:40
  • Gavin Schall: Towns had 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, plus some foul trouble. He took only 13 shots in 37 minutes. at 31:55
  • Gavin Schall: Boston put wings on Towns and doubled him. The Knicks' off-ball flex screens made Towns a moving target, forcing mid-play switches that Boston botched, which led to open midrange shots and dunks. Towns also beat Mitchell Robinson off the dribble and calmly passed out of post doubles. at 32:21
  • Gavin Schall: The host thinks Towns 'is starting to solve this matchup' against Boston and that we might be on the brink of seeing his best season. at 1:54

  “This Is More Than A Championship Hangover For The New York Knicks” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 3 points · Oct 23
  • Karl-Anthony Towns got into foul trouble, so the Knicks played OG Anunoby at the five. at 6:54
  • Wallace says Towns's reachy, ticky-tack fouls put the Knicks at a disadvantage by forcing a lineup with OG Anunoby at the five, which he says they don't really want to run too much. at 7:08
  • In this game Brown tried several center options: Towns (in foul trouble), early Drummond, James Wiseman, and OG Anunoby at the five for extended stretches in the second half. at 8:02

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: The CHAMPS Fall to 0-2 vs. Celtics REACTION” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 3 points · Oct 23
  • Gavin Schall: In game one against the 76ers, the host thinks the second units mostly had Drummond and not OG or Karl-Anthony Towns, with someone possibly playing alongside Hart. He says the bench units need OG or Towns with them, and ideally a rim runner. at 29:13
  • Shaxx (reported): Last season, per possession tracking by Shaxx, the Knicks scored 0.9 points per possession when a big was cross-matched onto Josh Hart. They scored 1.05 points per possession in the half court when a big guarded Towns. at 21:29
  • Gavin Schall: The host calls the Karl-Anthony Towns fouls and leg kick-outs in game one too many 'dumb mistakes'. at 27:48

  “BREAKING: Dalton Knecht Is A Knick, Can He Help Them?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 5 points · Oct 22
  • Moore (inferred) expects Brunson to get extended with all the money he wants. He says other major contributors won't get the same treatment, naming Towns ('cat') and Hart, and says OG Anunoby is up for an extension next year. at 28:48
  • Moore (inferred) describes last season's run: Brunson gave up the ball more and Towns ('Cat') played more out of the post, then committed himself more on defense. at 15:30
  • Gavin Schall: Shaw (inferred) says Towns ('Cat') was around the 85th percentile in defensive EPM in the regular season and the 98th in the playoffs. He thinks Towns's defense is sustainable unless he has interpersonal issues, foul trouble or injury. at 31:41
  • Gavin Schall: Shaw (inferred) says Towns is a very good defender in basically everything except drop coverage. He credits Mike Brown with using him in more varied ways. at 32:03
  • Gavin Schall: Shaw (inferred) says injuries are his biggest concern. He notes that Anunoby ('OG') and Towns ('Kat') have histories of being hurt and that the Knicks were very healthy in each of the last two runs. at 32:37

  “DEBATE: Are Knicks Fans DELUSIONAL For Thinking They Can Go Back To Back?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Joel Embiid (reported), via Locked On 76ers · Relayed report · Oct 21 around the league

  Embiid said that, because Towns was in foul trouble, he went to the coaching staff and said they needed LeBron to guard Towns. The phrasing of "he was in foul trouble" is ambiguous; Keith later says Towns ("Cat") got into foul trouble.

  “WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN THE NEW ERA OF SIXER BASKETBALL! - Philadelphia 76ers Podcast” at 19:10 · listen ↗

• X Dave McMenamin (@mcten) · Report · Oct 21

  Joel Embiid picked up his third foul late in the first half and had a suggestion to the coaching staff: sub me out and put LeBron on Karl-Anthony Towns. The defensive switch ended up paying dividends in the 4th Q of the Sixers’ season-opening win

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each picked up two early fouls. The host said the Knicks looked flat.

  “What we learned from a chaotic NBA Opening Night” at 17:59 · listen ↗

• Podcast Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · 3 points · Oct 21 partly checked episode
  • Brian Windhorst: The host called it a core strategy: Embiid guarded Josh Hart and LeBron guarded Karl-Anthony Towns. at 3:15
  • Karl-Anthony Towns had only one assist and nine shots. A host said the Knicks didn't use the offensive-hub role he played in last year's playoff sweep against Philadelphia, when he averaged almost eight assists a game. at 7:22
  • The hosts said Drummond should play 14 to 16 minutes and Karl-Anthony Towns 32 to 34, which requires Towns to stay out of early foul trouble. at 11:06

  “Full Opening Night Reaction - What Stars Made Major Statements?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Gavin Shaw (reported): Gavin Shaw said Towns cannot seem to guard Embiid without getting into foul trouble. at 16:46
  • John said the Knicks are now thin behind Towns, and that Drummond will not produce double-doubles all the time. at 18:18

  “Thunder SWAT Down Spurs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren Make Opening STATEMENT” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 6 points · Oct 21
  • XJ: XJ said the starters were at the forefront of the struggles, while the bench was great. Apart from Towns in the fourth quarter, he said the rest of the squad did not look in shape or in rhythm. at 3:15
  • Karl-Anthony Towns played 24 minutes. Gavin said that was about what he played for most of the Sixers series, because he seems unable to avoid fouling Joel Embiid. at 7:19
  • Gavin called Karl-Anthony Towns's foul-limited minutes against Embiid a pretty substantial concern specific to the Sixers matchup. at 7:27
  • Gavin Schall: Gavin said Karl-Anthony Towns played a pretty decent offensive game apart from some awful turnovers. Towns hit two major late threes, without which the game would not have been close. at 7:36
  • XJ: XJ said Embiid kept hunting fouls on Karl-Anthony Towns and eventually drew his third foul. XJ does not think this is avoidable. at 9:53
  • XJ: XJ predicts Miles McBride will be traded, probably for a center but possibly for a wing or another piece. He said the Knicks want to shore up the center spot even with James Wiseman, largely because of Towns' fouling. at 8:52

  “The Knicks Have One Concern Coming Out Of Ring Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 3 points · Oct 20
  • Clarkson came in with about eight minutes to play and gave three to four solid minutes. He dove for a loose ball and batted an offensive rebound to Karl-Anthony Towns. at 11:31
  • Karl-Anthony Towns scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, hit a couple of big threes and climbed out of his foul trouble. at 23:25
  • Host analysis: between the foul trouble and the Sixers' talent, Karl-Anthony Towns was not effective on defense. at 24:01

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: LIVE Reaction to Opening Night vs. 76ers!” · listen ↗

• X Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) · Report · Oct 20

  The Sixers have come out with a bit of a wrinkle to start the 3rd, putting LeBron James on Karl-Anthony Towns to let Joel Embiid roam a bit off the ball. A Josh Hart miss leads to an easy transition dunk from Jaylen Brown, cutting New York's lead to 2. Timeout Knicks.

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• Podcast It Is What It Is host · Opinion · Oct 20 around the league

  Hosts object that Karl-Anthony Towns got no center votes in the GM survey. They say he just won a championship and played well against Wemby.

  “NBA Is Officially BACK, GM Survey Is WILD Disrespectful & Are The Knicks Being Slept On?” at 33:47 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league

  Host analysis: Wembanyama had perimeter-defense issues, seen 'for sure' in the Finals against Towns and earlier: charging out too hard and getting too high, out to or beyond the three-point line.

  “The Spurs Learned Hard Lessons in the Finals, and Now Wemby and Castle Get to Use Them Against OKC” at 4:36 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league

  The Knicks run a five-out scheme. Karl-Anthony Towns is now zipping passes to cutters. A host thinks this scheme should strain Joel Embiid on defense.

  “Final Considerations Ahead of NBA Opening Night” at 9:37 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 2 points · Oct 20
  • Gavin Schall: The host sees foul trouble as a concern: Embiid draws fouls exceptionally well, and Karl-Anthony Towns is prone to committing them. at 12:55
  • Gavin Schall: The host thinks attacking Karl-Anthony Towns as a drop defender is still the best way to go at him. He calls Towns a vastly underrated switch defender and is comfortable with him sliding his feet against most players other than Maxey. at 14:39

  “The Knicks Will Exploit The Sixers Fatal Flaw On Ring Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · Analysis · Oct 19 around the league

  Stiles says the Knicks are Karl-Anthony Towns, leaving a cloud over New York after the title.

  “BUY OR SELL NBA PREVIEW | Is the East WIDE OPEN | Who Can ACTUALLY Win the West?” at 22:52 · listen ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Rumor · Oct 19 around the league partly checked episode

  The host says Karl-Anthony Towns may or may not still be a New York Knick by Black History Month (February).

  “GIL'S ARENA NBA FANTASY DRAFT WITH $100K ON THE LINE ! Part 1” at 47:42 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Zach Lowe Show · 2 points · Oct 19
  • Zach Lowe: Zach: the Knicks' backup center situation is a meaningful downgrade. Towns plus Mitch Robinson was a look they could use with confidence. He doesn't picture Towns with Andre Drummond or with James Wiseman being a real pairing. at 6:59
  • James Edwards (reported): James Edwards (Fred's colleague at The Athletic) reported the Knicks' extension offer to Towns is in the ballpark of four years, $200 million. at 12:03

  “Knicks Preview, Playoff Picks, Finals Predictions, and More!” · listen ↗

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