Karl-Anthony Towns has made it very clear the Knicks negotiations on his contract extension havent been up to scratch.Towns is eligible for a four-year deal worth over $276 million. He is due $57 million this season and has a $61.1 million player option for next season.New Yorks latest offer to Towns was a four-year deal worth approximately $200 million, Shams reports.Towns said that hes aware of the challenges of maintaining a championship core, but in his mind, the team hasnt done enough to compromise.Simply put, I want to do something to keep the team together and can work with the Knicks and also values me, Towns said Monday before the preseason opener. And none of those things are close to happening.He was then asked about the possibility of an agreement before the regular season starts, Towns said, It dont look good.Does that mean the Knicks should reward Towns for his hand in ending a 53-year title drought, the media asked?His reply, No s, Sherlock. I just won a championship. Youd think it was pretty easy. Unless you guys [reporters] think I have something else to prove.In terms of how this season will go, KAT is hoping the team will adjust more easily to Mike Browns coaching style.Obviously, we won the championship and played a lot of basketball. So we were very comfortable and we understand what he wants to do and the new system he was bringing it over, Towns said. So I would say for our camp year, its been a lot more of just re-emphasizing and tweaking and being ahead of the curve so we wont have to re-learn his offense. Well just know it.Its just who we are, its in our DNA. So starting off in a much better place than I thought last year.
