
New York Knicks, No. 32, center and forward
7-0, 248 poundsAge 31KentuckyNo. 1 pick, 201512th season
Next game: tonight at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Champion once, All-NBA three times, All-Star six times, Rookie of the Year once.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3PM | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16MIN | MIN | 82 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .542 | 0.4 | .341 | .811 | .590 | −1.6 | Rookie of the YearAll-Rookie 1st |
| 2016-17MIN | MIN | 82 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .542 | 1.2 | .367 | .832 | .618 | −0.3 | |
| 2017-18MIN | MIN | 82 | 35.6 | 21.3 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .545 | 1.5 | .421 | .858 | .646 | +4.6 | All-NBA 3rdAll-Star |
| 2018-19MIN | MIN | 77 | 33.0 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .518 | 1.8 | .400 | .836 | .622 | +0.7 | All-Star |
| 2019-20MIN | MIN | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .508 | 3.3 | .412 | .796 | .642 | −0.4 | |
| 2020-21MIN | MIN | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .486 | 2.4 | .387 | .859 | .612 | +0.2 | |
| 2021-22MIN | MIN | 74 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .529 | 2.0 | .410 | .822 | .640 | +3.7 | All-NBA 3rdAll-Star |
| 2022-23MIN | MIN | 29 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | .495 | 2.1 | .366 | .874 | .618 | +1.3 | |
| 2023-24MIN | MIN | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | .504 | 2.2 | .416 | .873 | .625 | +5.2 | All-Star |
| 2024-25NYK | NYK | 72 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .526 | 2.0 | .420 | .829 | .630 | +5.3 | All-NBA 3rdAll-Star |
| 2025-26NYK | NYK | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .501 | 1.5 | .368 | .858 | .619 | +5.0 | ChampionAll-Star |
| 2026-27so farNYK, so far | NYK | 12 | 31.6 | 21.1 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .542 | 2.0 | .400 | .770 | .649 | +6.3 | |
| NBA rank | 51st | 33rd | 1st | 69th | 98th | 106th | 12th | 58th | 77th | 14th | 38th | |||||
| Career12 seasons | 12 seasons | 732 | 33.7 | 22.7 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .522 | 1.7 | .397 | .839 | .624 | +2.4 |
Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).
| Stat | Avg | NBA rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deflections | 3.0 | 21st |
| Contested shots | 6.3 | 36th |
| Twos contested | 4.5 | 29th |
| Threes contested | 1.8 | 96th |
| Charges drawn | 0.00 | 75th |
| Loose balls recovered | 0.4 | 93rd |
| Box outs | 3.0 | 3rd |
| Screen assists | 3.2 | 10th |
| Points from screen assists | 7.2 | 12th |
| Per game | Towns | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Distance (miles) | 2.10 | 1.76 |
| Average speed (mph) | 3.93 | 4.43 |
| Touches | 54.8 | 38.0 |
| Passes | 36.2 | 29.0 |
| Potential assists | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Split | GP | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | 19.7 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 54.7% | 33.3% | 73.3% | 65.2% | +9.6 |
| Away | 5 | 23.0 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 53.7% | 48.1% | 87.5% | 64.6% | +1.6 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Source | Towns | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Paint | 48.2% | 41.2% |
| Mid-range | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Threes | 28.5% | 35.2% |
| Free throws | 18.5% | 17.2% |
| Fast break | 1.6% | 12.7% |
| Off turnovers | 9.9% | 16.2% |
| Unassisted makes | 24.2% | 34.8% |
| Usage rate | 25.1% | 43rd |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rate | 18.9% | 86th |
| Assists per turnover | 1.19 | 203rd |
| Turnover rate (per 100 plays) | 13.6 | 228th |
| Offensive rating | 115.1 | 83rd |
| Defensive rating | 106.8 | 57th |
| Net rating | +8.3 | 62nd |
| Offensive rebound rate | 9.2% | 35th |
| Defensive rebound rate | 33.6% | 1st |
| Effective FG% | 61.3% | 15th |
| Fouls drawn a game | 5.3 | 20th |
| Zone | Share of shots | Towns | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 47.0% | 27.7% | 67.1% | 65.6% | |
| Paint (non-rim) | 9.5% | 19.0% | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| Mid-range | 7.7% | 10.2% | 46.2% | 40.0% | |
| Corner three | 1.8% | 11.7% | 0.0% | 36.1% | |
| Above-break three | 33.9% | 31.4% | 42.1% | 34.8% |
| 25:09 |
| 17 |
| 12 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 5–5 |
| 2–2 |
| 5–7 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| +34 |
| Nov 2 | vs BKN | W103–90 | 34:33 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4–11 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4 | 3 | +13 |
| Oct 30 | @ PHI | L93–98 | 35:09 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8–15 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Oct 28 | @ CHI | W133–127 | 28:27 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7–14 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 4 | 5 | +5 |
| Oct 27 | vs DET | W111–97 | 32:33 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12–21 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 7 | 5 | −3 |
| Oct 25 | vs ORL | L102–111 | 33:17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8–15 | 0–4 | 6–7 | 4 | 2 | −1 |
| Oct 23 | @ BOS | L103–107 | 37:16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9–13 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4 | 5 | +2 |
| Oct 20 | vs PHI | L100–106 | 23:33 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6–9 | 3–4 | 4–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Distance | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 8 ft | 61–90 | 53.6% | 38.9% | 67.8% | 59.1% |
| 8–16 ft | 4–13 | 7.7% | 13.4% | 30.8% | 43.9% |
| 16–24 ft | 2–5 | 3.0% | 4.6% | 40.0% | 39.0% |
| 24+ ft | 24–60 | 35.7% | 43.1% | 40.0% | 35.1% |
| Type | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunks | 11–13 | 7.7% | 5.8% | 84.6% | 88.4% |
| Layups | 41–60 | 35.7% | 25.7% | 68.3% | 56.0% |
| Floaters | 3–11 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 27.3% | 45.3% |
| Hooks | 5–8 | 4.8% | 2.1% | 62.5% | 47.5% |
| Pull-up jumpers | 0–0 | 0.0% | 13.7% | — | 37.6% |
| Step-backs | 3–12 | 7.1% | 5.2% | 25.0% | 37.9% |
| Turnarounds and fadeaways | 3–8 | 4.8% | 5.2% | 37.5% | 40.3% |
| Other jump shots | 25–56 | 33.3% | 33.5% | 44.6% | 36.2% |
| Secondary assists | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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| Offensive rebound chances | 6.5 | 2.6 |
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| Defensive rebound chances | 15.4 | 5.9 |
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| Stat | Towns | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Rim shots defended per game | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Opponent FG% at the rim | 48.6% | 64.4% |
NBA avg is the average of the 271 qualified players (58+ games).
| Games | Min | Pts | FG | FG% | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19.6 | 11 | 4–9 | 44.4% | 3–6 | 0–0 | −11 |
Clutch samples are small, so they are not ranked.
| Wins | 6 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 51.2% | 36.7% | 75.8% | 61.7% | +12.0 |
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| Losses | 6 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 57.3% | 43.3% | 78.6% | 68.4% | +0.5 |
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| Month | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 6 | 21.8 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 57.5% | 41.4% | 79.2% | 67.1% | +0.8 |
| Nov | 6 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 50.6% | 38.7% | 75.7% | 62.7% | +11.7 |
NBA Cup semifinals count as neutral-site games, as on NBA.com.
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21, 2025 | 2 | 1-2 | 22.4 |
| Oct. 26, 2025 | 5 | 2-4 | 47.8 |
| March 17, 2025 | 2 | 1-5 | 24.5 |
| March 2, 2025 | 7 | 1-4 | 37.9 |
| Oct. 30, 2024 | 16 | 6-7 | 28.7 |
| Dec. 18, 2023 | 0 | 0-1 | 22.2 |
| Oct. 28, 2023 | 3 | 1-4 | 29.7 |
| Nov. 21, 2022 | 5 | 1-1 | 19.6 |
| March 12, 2022 | 1 | 0-4 | 38.2 |
| Nov. 24, 2021 | 5 | 2-4 | 31.6 |
| May 7, 2021 |
| 1 |
| +34 |
| Nov 2 | vs BKN | W103–90 | 34:33 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4–11 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4 | +13 |
| Oct 30 | @ PHI | L93–98 | 35:09 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8–15 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 2 | +2 |
| Oct 28 | @ CHI | W133–127 | 28:27 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 7–14 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 4 | +5 |
| Oct 27 | vs DET | W111–97 | 32:33 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 12–21 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 7 | −3 |
| Oct 25 | vs ORL | L102–111 | 33:17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8–15 | 0–4 | 6–7 | 4 | −1 |
| 8 |
| 2-6 |
| 40.4 |
| April 16, 2021 | 5 | 2-5 | 23.1 |
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| Oct. 27, 2019 | 4 | 1-7 | 35.6 |
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| April 5, 2019 | 9 | 4-8 | 99.7 |
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| Dec. 30, 2018 | 11 | 4-6 | 11.6 |
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| Oct. 30, 2017 | 8 | 3-7 | 47.3 |
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| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2026 | 4 | 2-4 | 19.1 |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | 0 | 0-0 | 8.6 |
| May 19, 2024 | 5 | 2-5 | 34.3 |
| May 16, 2024 | 4 | 2-3 | 25.2 |
| May 14, 2024 | 12 | 5-7 | 26.4 |
| May 12, 2024 | 2 | 1-5 | 25.4 |
| May 10, 2024 | 6 | 2-4 | 30.2 |
| May 6, 2024 | 2 | 1-2 | 28.3 |
| May 4, 2024 | 5 | 2-4 | 30.5 |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | 6 | 2-6 | 17.1 |
| April 25, 2023 | 13 | 5-10 | 33.2 |
| April 23, 2023 | 1 | 0-3 | 34.4 |
| April 21, 2023 | 8 | 3-7 | 27.6 |
| April 19, 2023 | 5 | 2-3 | 26.9 |
| April 16, 2023 | 0 | 0-4 | 15.0 |
| April 1, 2022 | 2 | 1-2 | 19.0 |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | 2 | 1-2 | 6.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | 5 | 2-3 | 6.9 |
| Oct. 30, 2021 | 0 | 0-2 | 10.9 |
| May 13, 2021 | 3 | 1-2 | 4.9 |
| Feb. 7, 2019 | 0 | 0-1 | 9.8 |
| Jan. 4, 2019 | 4 | 2-4 | 7.1 |
| Jan. 16, 2018 | 2 | 0-4 | 36.0 |
| Nov. 22, 2017 | 9 | 4-7 | 43.7 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2022 | 3 | 1-5 | 17.6 |
| Jan. 9, 2021 | 11 | 4-8 | 47.9 |
| Nov. 27, 2019 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.8 |
| Nov. 13, 2019 | 8 | 2-7 | 44.0 |
| Jan. 18, 2019 | 9 | 3-8 | 26.5 |
| Dec. 21, 2018 | 4 | 2-8 | 26.6 |
| Nov. 28, 2018 | 5 | 2-7 | 35.3 |
| Oct. 17, 2018 | 0 | 0-2 | 16.3 |
| March 17, 2018 | 11 | 4-9 | 41.0 |
| Nov. 15, 2017 | 3 | 1-2 | 27.8 |
| Oct. 18, 2017 | 10 | 5-10 | 47.8 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 29, 2025 | 0 | 0-0 | 15.0 |
| March 15, 2025 | 0 | 0-0 | 2.8 |
| Nov. 14, 2023 | 0 | 0-0 | 14.4 |
| Nov. 12, 2023 | 0 | 0-2 | 17.4 |
| March 26, 2023 | 0 | 0-1 | 20.3 |
| Nov. 27, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 7.8 |
| March 1, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 35.7 |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | 6 | 2-2 | 33.4 |
| Jan. 16, 2022 | 2 | 1-3 | 39.4 |
| Nov. 10, 2021 | 4 | 2-5 | 34.2 |
| April 29, 2021 | 2 | 1-1 | 20.7 |
| March 29, 2019 | 0 | 0-0 | 1.0 |
| March 19, 2019 | 0 | 0-0 | 18.1 |
| Dec. 10, 2018 | 0 | 0-3 | 32.2 |
| Nov. 2, 2018 | 0 | 0-0 | 10.2 |
| Jan. 25, 2018 | 0 | 0-0 | 9.2 |
| Nov. 8, 2017 | 0 | 0-0 | 11.1 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2025 | 0 | 0-1 | 22.9 |
| Nov. 4, 2024 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.3 |
| Nov. 11, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 8.4 |
| April 23, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 6.9 |
| April 19, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.3 |
| April 16, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 33.4 |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 2 | 1-3 | 27.8 |
| Nov. 20, 2021 | 1 | 0-0 | 22.4 |
| Nov. 8, 2021 | 0 | 0-3 | 27.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | 5 | 2-4 | 40.9 |
| Jan. 25, 2020 | 0 | 0-1 | 28.0 |
| Dec. 6, 2019 | 10 | 5-6 | 33.3 |
| April 7, 2019 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 25, 2026 | 2 | 1-2 | 31.2 |
| Dec. 13, 2025 | 5 | 1-2 | 35.9 |
| Nov. 22, 2025 | 0 | 0-0 | 20.4 |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | 8 | 4-5 | 35.2 |
| Dec. 27, 2024 | 0 | 0-1 | 15.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2024 | 2 | 1-1 | 9.8 |
| Dec. 3, 2024 | 0 | 0-2 | 23.1 |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | 2 | 1-2 | 20.6 |
| March 11, 2022 | 10 | 4-7 | 37.5 |
| Nov. 1, 2021 | 3 | 1-2 | 38.0 |
| Feb. 24, 2021 | 5 | 2-2 | 25.2 |
| Dec. 26, 2018 | 8 | 4-6 | 31.9 |
| Nov. 24, 2018 |
The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.
| 4 |
| 2-2 |
| 55.3 |
| March 5, 2019 | 6 | 3-4 | 37.2 |
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| Jan. 8, 2019 | 6 | 2-2 | 25.4 |
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| Dec. 23, 2018 | 4 | 2-5 | 40.5 |
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| Jan. 10, 2018 | 0 | 0-1 | 40.1 |
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| Dec. 1, 2017 | 2 | 1-1 | 22.2 |
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| Oct. 27, 2017 | 8 | 4-5 | 36.1 |
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| Oct. 22, 2017 | 8 | 4-6 | 37.6 |
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| 1 |
| 0-4 |
| 43.0 |
Season high in steals (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 20.9 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 11 regular-season games.
Putbacks have been 11% of Towns’s shots since 2024-25, more than twice the league’s rate, and he has made 64.1% of them (the league: 59.2%).
He has scored the most points on field goals on second chances since 2024-25: 541.
He grabs 12.1 rebounds a game, more than anyone but Nikola Jokić since 2025-26.
Towns is averaging 13.7 rebounds a game, first in the NBA, up from 11.9 last season.
He's 13th in the site's Player Rankings, at +3.3 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after ninth last season. He's averaging 21.1 points a game, up from 20.1 last season, and his true shooting is 64.9%, up from 61.9%.
He has 19.3% of the Knicks' assists while he's on the floor, up from 16.0% last season. OG Anunoby finishes the most of them.
| Zone | Share | Last season | Made | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 47.0% | 47.8% | 67.1% | 61.7% |
| Rest of the paint | 9.5% | 15.6% | 50.0% | 47.2% |
| Midrange | 7.7% | 6.9% | 46.2% | 33.8% |
| Corner threes | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 43.8% |
| Threes above the break | 33.9% | 28.2% | 42.1% | 36.4% |
His shots have moved away from the basket: fewer in the paint away from the rim, 9.5%, down from 15.6%, and more from three, 35.7%, up from 29.7%. More of his shots are going in: he's making 62.0% of his twos, up from 55.7%. More of his baskets come off a pass: 75.8% are assisted, up from 65.8%.
The Knicks have outscored teams by 9.4 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 116.9 to 107.5, with garbage time left out. They're plus 5.8 overall.
Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.