Anthony Towns, striving to become the team's offensive focal point, is grateful to repay the trust placed in him with his performance.

In a recent interview, New York Knicks center Anthony Towns said that he had been expressing his desire to become the team's offensive core throughout the past season, and he was grateful for the trust of his teammates and head coach Mike Brown. He is also happy to repay everyone's trust with outstanding performances.

In the 2025/26 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns played 75 games for the New York Knicks, averaging 20.1 points per game with a field goal percentage of 50.1% and a three-point field goal percentage of 36.8%.

In the NBA Finals, Anthony Towns and his teammates helped the New York Knicks win the NBA championship.

Anthony Towns, 30, said, "When I become the offensive focal point, the opposing power forward or center will be pulled out to defend me."

“If the center guards me, then their center will have to guard Anunoby or Josh Hart, which will give us a speed advantage. I can use my passing ability to create a lot of easy scoring opportunities for my teammates.”

Anthony Towns pointed out, "This adjustment makes our offense simpler and greatly reduces the pressure on Jalen Brunson to dribble and constantly look for opportunities. This allows him to score with less energy, and the whole team can focus more on other things."

In addition, Anthony Towns said, "As a competitor and a player, making me the offensive core of the team is an idea I've been suggesting to the coaching staff all season, and it's finally time to actually implement this plan."

“My teammates believe in me, and Mike Brown believes in me too. This may be the most crucial moment of the whole season, and I’m happy to repay their trust with a few great games.”

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