MINNEAPOLIS -- With a between-the-legs slam dunk and a 3-pointer from the top of the arc, No. 1 overall draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns made quite an impression in his first action in front of Minnesota Timberwolves fans. The Timberwolves fans made quite an ...

That said, Green took a direct shot at a particular team in the Eastern Conference, and further, two pretty clear individual players on that team. The team is the New York Knicks, and the two players he's basically citing as a major reason for what he believes is a ceiling short of contention are Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns .

Karl-Anthony Towns' debut season with the New York Knicks brought on some statistical highs, even if his start-to-finish campaign still felt like something of a mixed bag. He averaged 24.4 points per game, right around his career average, and not only did ...