Kendrick Perkins tells The Post how Mike Brown can best navigate the Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns contract drama
Longtime NBA center and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins takes a shot at Q&A before the season tips off this week.Q: Who are the biggest threats to the Knicks?A: The East has caught up with the West.You have the 76ers, obviously, you have the Toronto Raptors, you have Giannis [Antetokounmpo] with Miami, I think they’re still a few pieces away.
But to me, if I had to pick one, it would be the 76ers.Nick Nurse won a championship [as coach of the Raptors in 2019].
Nick Nurse had to figure how pieces worked when he was in Toronto.And when you have guys that have high IQs — Jaylen Brown is a Finals MVP, LeBron James is [not just] arguably the greatest player but one of the smartest players to play the game of basketball.
That’s not going to be a hard adjustment.… Offensively I see them getting out and running.
I could see them being probably the best transition team offensively in the league.But I also could see them figuring things out on the fly while they’re still winning games during the regular season.
And I also see LeBron James bringing out the best in Joel Embiid.Q: So do you think the Sixers are the biggest threat to the Knicks?A: I do.Q: Do you think they could overtake the Knicks?A: I do.Q: Is there another threat in the East?A: I’m ready to see what Indiana looks like with their new center Ivica Zubac, I believe he’s a top 10 big in the league.Can they pick up where they left off two years ago?Q: How about the Raptors?A: I feel like Kawhi Leonard is the most feared, most dangerous player in the East.
He’s a guy that’s going to bring out a different version of Scottie Barnes.They’re well-coached.
They’re going to play with an edge defensively.They’re going to play nasty defensively.
They’re going to play with a lot of physicality.And now he’s back home where he won a championship and where he wants to be at.
They’re my darkhorse to come out of the East and win it all.Q: The Cavaliers?A: We saw the Knicks snatch t...