After taking apart two of the hottest teams in the Western Conference, next up for the surging Knicks will be welcoming the challenge of the reigning league MVP. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, who

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns will take the floor alongside the game’s elite, an achievement that highlights just how far this Knicks team has come. The last time the franchise sent two starters to an All-Star Game? In 1975, when Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe suited up.

Somewhere between each end of the spectrum is Karl-Anthony Towns, who has long been considered one of the best offensive talents in the game since his arrival a decade ago. There’s a trophy room full of individual accolades,