Karl-Anthony Towns settled into a reduced role as both a scorer and playmaker for the Timberwolves last season, but he’s shown some upside as a passer that will be unleashed with the New York Knicks.

For one thing, his new point guard, Jalen Brunson, is more of a volume scorer than a distributor, and he’ll find plenty of openings all over the floor when KAT has the ball in the post. New York has several good floor spacers to deploy around those post-ups, too, including Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby.

Julius Randle did that for the Knicks for years, primarily as a driver from the perimeter. Isaiah Hartenstein often operated as an interior (or high post) hub that players could move around last season. Towns has the ability to generate assists in either way.