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 - 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)

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 - Dominican Republic forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) against Serbia guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (7) during their Basketball World Cup second round match at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines on Sunday Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, 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)

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)