The one thing standing between the Knicks and a title may be unfixable 

The addition of Karl-Anthony Towns has added a new dimension to the New York Knicks and could help take their offense to new heights. Despite that, there are concerns about how the Knicks will perform on the defensive end. Especially with Towns appearing likely to play a lot of center this season with big man Mitchell Robinson out onto at least January.

It's clear that Towns' best position is at power forward and teams may look to exploit him on the defensive end this season. After all, the Boston Celtics, who appear to be the Knicks biggest threat to making the NBA Finals, already succeeded in attacking Towns last season when he was still with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl-Anthony Towns may be exploitable on defense for opponents of the New York Knicks.

The Celtics provided a blueprint that other teams can use, simply by forcing a switch and isolating Towns against their best player. Boston's Jayson Tatum repeated cooked Towns when he defended out on the perimeter, and he probably wouldn't fare much better against other top perimeter players who can take advantage. 

To New York's credit, they do have plenty of good defensive players, namely Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby, both of whom are considered to be above-average. They also have Josh Hart, who is solid on that end. If the Knicks struggle on defense, they can move Robinson back into the starting five (when he returns) and pair him with Towns.

That would give them a dynamic similar to in Minnesota, when he was paired with Rudy Gobert. Robinson isn't as good as Gobert defensively but he is more than athletic and should help. Putting three good defenders around Towns should hide his flaws.

Any defensive problems the Knicks might have with Towns should be offset on offense.

The biggest draw when it comes to Towns is his shooting ability. He boasts an outstanding career 62.3 true shooting percentage. Compare that to the rest of the NBA over that span with a 56.1 true shooting percentage. Having a 6'11 center who is a well above-average shooter will force the opposing big man out of the paint and open up driving lanes for the Jalen Brunson, Bridges, and Anunoby.

Without another big man on the floor, there would be little to no rim protection and the Knicks could feast on offense as a result. If they can be a top-5 offense and average or slightly above-average defensively, then that would be a reasonable tradeoff so long as they can get stops when it counts.