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6d ago

Mike Brown Calls OG Anunoby a First-Team All-Defense Talent as Knicks Define Defensive Identity

Brown draws on a Nigeria-era bond to set a rules-driven, next-play-speed defense.

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Overview

  • At training camp, Brown said Anunoby is capable of First-Team All-Defense and likened him to elite stoppers such as Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
  • Anunoby enters camp off a career-best 2024-25 with 18.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game and a Second-Team All-Defense nod.
  • Brown outlined a defensive blueprint stressing rim protection, declaring the ball, loading the paint, identifying the most dangerous shooter and weak-side coverage, plus rapid next-play transitions.
  • Anunoby reaffirmed defense as his priority, citing goals of Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Defense.
  • New York’s wing tandem of Anunoby and Mikal Bridges targets matchups with top scorers like Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, with health highlighted as a key variable before the Oct. 2 preseason opener in Abu Dhabi.