The 2024-25 New York Knicks are off to a great start. They are 24-10 and on a nine-game winning streak. They are five games ahead of their pace at the same point last season (19-15). And while New York was licking its wounds after losing Isaiah Hartenstein to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Summer,

Karl-Anthony Towns said following Wednesday’s win that Thibodeau is “a different man” now and more mellow than he was a decade ago with Minnesota.

Moving back to the center position and dominating with his skill set as a 7-foot offensive force isn't the only advantage Karl-Anthony Towns has playing in New York. The other major advantage is the spotlight put on major market teams.