SNY names OG Anunoby, Mohamed Diawara and Tyler Kolek as the three Knicks most likely to see their roles grow while the team tries to repeat, and Anunoby is the only one of them who's already a lock. He averaged 16.7 points in the regular season and climbed past 20 in the playoffs, second only to Jalen Brunson, so Mike Brown wants him in more pick-and-rolls and at small-ball center, a job the roster suddenly has no one to fill. Diawara, the 6-foot-9 sophomore who sat out the title run, gets a real look because there's no veteran ahead of him and the team needs frontcourt help in a guard-heavy group, though the open question is whether he can hold up in April and May. Kolek, who played well in the NBA Cup final against the same team the Knicks later beat in the Finals, has a team option for 2027-28 and a clear job as Brunson's second ball handler now that Jordan Clarkson has moved to the wing.