New York Knicks now owe Karl-Anthony Towns a lot of money

Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the best forwards in the NBA.

At 28, he is in the prime of his career and is coming off a strong season in which he averaged 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest while shooting 50.4% from the field and shot 41.6% from three-point range.

On Friday evening, Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Towns to the New York Knicks.

Towns will be a huge addition to the Knicks, which includes Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson and OG Anuonby.

However, it should be noted that Towns still has a lot of money left over in the trade Contract.

Next season he will receive $49.2 million.

About Tommy Beer: “Karl-Anthony Towns’ annual salary over the next four seasons:

2024-25: $49.2 million
2025-26: $53.1 million
2026-27: $57.1 million
2026-27: $61.0 million

He becomes the highest paid player in the history of the Knicks franchise. With distance.”

Final year is a player option, so the Knicks could end up having to pay Towns $220 million.

There's good reason to believe Towns will be worth every dollar of the contract.

However, the Knicks will have high expectations of reaching the NBA Finals at some point in the next two seasons.

The Knicks will play their first game of the season on October 22nd when they play the Boston Celtics (in Massachusetts).

Towns has career averages of 22.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 52.4% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range in 573 games. range shoots.

He is a four-time NBA All-Star.