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Knicks Pivot Offensively Under Mike Brown With Towns Switching Between 4 and 5

A 9–10 man rotation is in view under Mike Brown with the fifth starting spot still undecided.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Josh Hart #3, left, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks react on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK - JULY 08: Head coach Mike Brown speaks to media during his introductory press conference at Knicks Training Facility on July 08, 2025 in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
Knicks' center #32 Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the basket past Pacers' center #43 Pascal Siakam during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 29, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Brown says he will "move KAT around," using Karl-Anthony Towns at both power forward and center and featuring him as a decision-maker at the elbow or a floor spacer in the corners.
  • Jalen Brunson is expected to work more off the ball as New York targets a faster pace and greater ball movement than under Tom Thibodeau.
  • Josh Hart disclosed he reaggravated a right finger after summer surgery and expects to play this season with a splint.
  • The fifth starter remains unsettled with Mitchell Robinson, Miles McBride or Guerschon Yabusele in play, and Brown plans to open with a rotation of nine or ten.
  • Robinson’s availability looms over lineup choices given his recent injury history, and Towns says he feels comfortable alongside either Hart or Robinson in different configurations.