Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 6 h ago.
Karl-Anthony Towns Enters Knicks Camp Healthy, Coming Off a 20-and-12 Season
newsroom · 2 h agoKarl-Anthony Towns heads into the 2026-27 season with New York off a strong 2025-26 campaign and no name on the injury report. The Knicks center is drawing early extension buzz in league roundups, though nothing is close to official. With the season not yet underway, the story right now is health, last year's numbers, and what he brings back to New York's frontcourt.
Clean Bill of Health Entering the Season
Karl-Anthony Towns is not on the injury report. There is no history of injury listed for him this offseason, and nothing suggests he will start the 2026-27 season limited in any way. For a 30-year-old center logging heavy minutes, that clean slate matters. Towns played 75 games last season and averaged 31.0 minutes a night, a workload that speaks to durability. Heading into his 11th NBA season out of Kentucky, at 7-0 and 248 pounds, he arrives at Knicks camp as a full participant with no restrictions mentioned anywhere in his file. For a team building around him in the frontcourt, that is the best possible starting point before the games start to count.
What He Did Last Season
In 2025-26, Towns averaged 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game across 75 appearances for New York. He shot 50.1 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from three and 85.8 percent from the line, numbers that add up to a true shooting mark of 61.9 percent. His usage rate sat at 25.1, and the Knicks were plus-5.0 with him on the floor. That is a big man scoring efficiently inside and stretching the floor from deep at the same time, a rare combination at his size. Those numbers are from last season, not the season now beginning, but they set the baseline for what New York expects from him in 2026-27.
Extension Buzz Out of the East
Towns showed up in an Eastern Conference notes roundup dated September 5, 2026, which listed him among Knicks extension candidates. That is the extent of what is known: he was named in a general league notes column, not the subject of a standalone report with terms or a timeline attached. Nothing here confirms talks are underway or how close, if at all, a new deal might be. Fans should treat this as early-offseason chatter worth watching, not news of an agreement. Any real movement on a Towns extension would need its own confirmed report before it means anything more than a name on a list.
His Last Time on the Floor
The most recent game logged for Towns came on June 13, 2026, against San Antonio, a Knicks win. He played 22.7 minutes and finished with 2 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist, with a plus-minus of minus-4.0. That is a quiet scoring night by his standards, built almost entirely around rebounding rather than shot volume. It stands as the last snapshot of him in game action before the 2026-27 season gets underway, and it is not something to read too much into on its own, just one data point from the tail end of last season.
Looking Ahead to 2026-27
With no injury concerns and a full offseason behind him, Towns opens camp as New York's starting center at jersey No. 32, listed at center-forward. The season itself has not started yet, so there is no 2026-27 record or game log to point to. What is known is the player the Knicks are building around: an efficient, high-usage scorer who rebounds at a high level and stretches the floor from three. The opener is still ahead. Until then, health, last year's numbers and the extension chatter are the storylines to track for Towns entering his 11th NBA season.
Questions fans ask
Is Karl-Anthony Towns injured heading into the season?
No. He is not on the injury report, and no injury history is listed for him.
What team does Karl-Anthony Towns play for?
He plays for the New York Knicks, wearing No. 32 at center-forward.
What were Karl-Anthony Towns' stats last season?
In 2025-26, he averaged 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks over 75 games, shooting 50.1% from the field, 36.8% from three and 85.8% from the line.
Is Karl-Anthony Towns getting a contract extension?
He was named among Knicks extension candidates in a September 5, 2026 Eastern Conference notes roundup, but no deal or talks have been confirmed beyond that mention.
How old is Karl-Anthony Towns and how experienced is he?
He is 30 years old and enters his 11th NBA season, out of Kentucky.
When did Karl-Anthony Towns last play?
His most recent logged game was June 13, 2026, against San Antonio, a Knicks win in which he had 2 points and 10 rebounds in 22.7 minutes.
Game log
last 1| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jun 13 | at SAS | W 94-90 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-2 | -4 |