When Karl-Anthony Towns arrived at the New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson 's maintaining position as the team's best player seemingly became a matter-of-fact assumption. However, 13 games in, and the public undersold Towns' presence on the Knicks. Towns may be the better of the two in light of the eye-popping stats.

The New York Knicks have shown flashes of being a really good basketball team. At the same time, they have looked like a team that has a long way to go to reach the heights they have set for themselves and the expectations from the outside.