In a postmortem on New York's season following its elimination at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, The Athletic's Fred Katz and James Edwards reported that over the course of the season, the Knicks grew increasingly frustrated with Towns' defensive habits.

Knicks Players, Coaches Had Major Karl-Anthony Towns Complaints During Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks traded for Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges last offseason with the hopes that they could, after 26 years, finally make the NBA Finals.

Those two led the Knicks to 51 wins and the conference finals, but the defense was not good enough, even with Mitchell Robinson.