Knicks Earn Major Offensive Praise

The New York Knicks have taken massive steps forward in recent seasons. Identifying Jalen Brunson as a free agency gem three summers ago has pushed the franchise into the stratosphere, with their choice to go all-in on building around the All-Star guard paying off with increasingly bountiful playoff runs in every postseason since handing him the keys to the offense.

They've taken the jump into the contender tier following last season's surprising run to the Eastern Conference Finals. They're favored to continue beating up on their top-heavy conference for another year, despite some questions about how they plan on developing their defensive identity and offensive rotations with their occasionally-overlapping key players holding them back from earning more respect as a true potential championship unit, but they remain a name to watch entering the 2025-26 campaign.

As questionably as that offense fit together last season, the front office's locating further bench depth and hiring of a new head coach with a better shot at using all of the tools at his expense has made some experts excited all over again about their potential upcoming scoring unit.

The Knicks' offense received an A grade by Bleacher Report, with the reasons for it to thrive still overwhelming their listed concerns with talent alone.

"The New York Knicks may have struggled with defense and depth issues last season, although their offense was one of the very best in the NBA (117.3 rating, No. 5 overall)," Greg Swarts wrote. "New York brings back the same starting five for Year 2 together and beefed up the bench with Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns should both be in their primes and each finished in the top-20 in scoring last season."