In a training camp defined by the Knicks implementing Mike Brown’s system, Karl-Anthony Towns and Guerschon Yabusele have the most difficult jobs. They’re the ones who could play either the four or the five, and in Brown’s offense, playing the four actually means that spots one through four on the floor become interchangeable.

So, essentially, they need to know everything. The stakes are lower for Yabusele, signed to provide a spark off the bench.

But for Towns, now on his third system in three years after 2023-24 with the Timberwolves and 2024-25 at the Garden, the Knicks’ ability to reach their ceiling will rely on Towns acclimating, finding a rhythm and resembling the version of the unique center — a 7-footer who can consistently hit 3-pointers — that has shaped his career. Right no

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