3 Knicks face the most questions in view of the NBA 2025-26 season
While time appears the low season of the NBA, the Knicks head to the training field with the greatest number of expectations that the franchise has brought in decades.
But for the team to achieve its goal of a championship or at least a final apparition of the NBA, players such as City of Karl-Antony It will have a lot to demonstrate. Let’s take a look at the three Knicks who face the greatest number of questions in the new season …
City of Karl-Antony
The cities probably had the best season of his career in 2024-25. He made the third All-Nba team after having arrived second in rebounds (12.4) and 12th in points (24.4). And his individual game helped the Knicks to be successful, while the team won 51 games during the regular season and arrived for the first time at the finals of the conference in a quarter of a century.
Towns’ skill set is unique. It is difficult to find great men with the ability to shoot efficiently from almost all points of the field. But even after 10 seasons in the NBA, the cities adapt to a level of the championship level is dark.
When it is the last line of defense, the teams attack him mercilessly. In a microcosm of the season, the Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton Incessantly he put the cities in Pick-and-Rolls along the stretch of game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals and has marked or created his teammates every time.
Cities can constantly adapt as a forward power in the jumbo ranges with the rim protection center Mitchell Robinson? The offense of the Knicks resisted with both great men on the floor last season, but it is not the best way to optimize cities individually, since it can be blocked on the perimeter to preserve the spacing.
This season is essential for both Knicks and cities. The five-time All-Star will turn 30 in November. With a new coach Mike BrownThis season will give Knicks a better understanding of how or if they can build in the city.
Bridges Mikal
After signing an extension of four years of $ 150 million to August, Bridges has the opportunity to recover from an irregular first season in New York.
Brown has established an identity passed with the kings, and hopes that it can add some movement and movement of the ball to the offense of New York.
May 7, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The New York striker Knicks Mikal Bridges (25) leads the ball against the Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum (0) striker in the second quarter during the game two of the second round for the NBA playoffs of 2025 at the TD Garden. / Images of David Butler II-IMAGN
The largest beneficiary of a more distributed offense would be Bridges.
A former top scorer with networks, Bridges has the opportunity to be a more dynamic perimeter weapon. When Jalen Brunson It was put aside for 15 games at the end of last season, Bridges was more active, with an average of 20.5 points and 4.9 assists.
While the Knicks potentially try to play Brunson without the most ball, it could offer Bridges the opportunity to be more assertive in the offense and less than a viewer.
In this offseason, the Knicks added guards capable of playing dribbling like Jordan Clarkson AND Malcolm Brogdon. But the title of New York hopes to lie with bridges. They need the wing to intensify being more aggressive.
Will the bridges be more efficient and willing to play through contact? This will define the season.
Mitchell Robinson
The X factor of the entire race in the New York playoffs was Robinson. After losing all the games except 17 during the regular season, the seven feet was a discomfort for the opponents in the post-installation, leading all the players in the championship at the offensive rebound rate.
The Knicks gave up 109.0 points for 100 possessions in the 370 minutes of Robinson’s playoffs, for NBA statistics. In the report of Robinson sitting, New York admitted 113.3 points per 100 possessions.
Robinson could start this season as part of New York’s initial formation. In any case, its impact as a protector of the circle and offensive rebound is essential for the success of New York.
Although it is clear how impact it is on both ends of the floor, having it available to play was difficult. He has lost 139 games in the last three seasons, mainly due to a left ankle injury that requested surgery in 2024.
Robinson is in the last year of a four -year contract of $ 60 million. The Knicks can now sign it at an extension, but given its history of accident, it makes sense to see if Robinson is able to stay healthy during a whole season before digging deep in the second apron.