Few have taken in more recent New York Knicks basketball activities than Carmelo Anthony and the franchise legend has offered his assessment of a lauded arrival

On The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY's NBA Insider is joined by Shaun Geddes and Andrew Salop to discuss the Knicks' offense so far this season and evaluate how beneficial the Karl-Anthony Towns trade has been for New York.

The Nets couldn’t stop Karl-Anthony Towns. They couldn’t finish at the rim. And they couldn’t break their skid against the Knicks. Brooklyn didn’t so much get outhustled as outmuscled in a 114-104 loss to the Knicks before a sellout crowd of 19,812 at the Garden on Sunday.

The New York Knicks are building their team around Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, and the team will need the latter to be as much of a co-star as opposed to supporting actor as he can be. Towns has had the role of No.

Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns is having an all-star caliber season early on with New York. He is averaging (26.8) points per game.

Karl-Anthony Towns netted more New York Knicks history against Brooklyn. Towns made up for lost time on Sunday night as he returned to the Knicks' lineup follow

Jalen Brunson scored 36 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 34 and the Knicks beat the Suns 138-122 for their fourth straight win.

What to expect from the top New York Knicks players and how to watch the game as they face off against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

It's been nearly a decade since New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns was taken with the No. 1 overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. When Towns entered the league, it was the beginning of Stephen Curry's reign as the league's top player while guards and 3-point shooting were king in the NBA.