FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives to the basket over Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber (42) during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)
Former New York Knicks basketball players Walt Frazier, second from left without a hard hat, Earl Monroe, center left, Knicks forward Julius Randle, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and former Knicks player John Starks attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School, where the basketball court will be named for Randle, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo Brian Mahoney)
FILE - New York Knicks forward Julius Randle looks to shoot a free throw in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, on Jan. 25, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - New York Knicks' Tom Thibodeau coaches play during Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, April 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
FILE - New York Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) dribbles during the second half of Game 7 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, on May 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)