New York is trending upward, but after two big trades in the offseason, does it have enough to challenge the Celtics for an NBA championship?

Kenny Smith explains why the New York Knicks are "championship contenders" with Karl-Anthony Towns in this one-on-one interview.

At Karl-Anthony Towns’ previous stop, the pervasive perception was that the Minnesota roster was created to topple one team, in particular. “They’re built to beat us,” Nikola Jokic said in May, just before his Nuggets were eliminated by the Timberwolves.

Kenny Smith sat down with Mackenzie Salmon to talk about the Knicks upcoming season and how Karl-Anthony Towns turned them into a title contender.

In a move to finalize their 2024-25 opening night roster, the Minnesota Timberwolves waived forward Keita Bates-Diop, who arrived to the team via the New York Knicks in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade. Bates-Diop is owed $2.

The New York Knicks added one of the five best centers in the NBA to their roster upon trading for former Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns this offseason, and he could be the piece that takes the franchise over the top in their quest for a Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2024-25.

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Oct 18, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts while being defended by Washington Wizards forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. (7) during the second quarter at Capital One Arena.