Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December, marking a career-first for the 29-year-old center in his debut season with the New York Knicks.
Towns’ dominant month was the driving force behind the Knicks’ impressive 12–2 December record, which included an eight-game winning streak to close out the year.
In 13 appearances during December, Towns averaged a double-double, posting 23.2 points and 14.6 rebounds per game.
During that span, Towns put up multiple 30-point, 20-rebound outings, making him the first Knick to achieve such a feat in a season since Patrick Ewing did it in 1989–90.