Jalen Brunson sets a reset mindset for the Knicks, insisting no one should assume a path back to the Eastern Conference Finals. New additions, including Towns, Clarkson, Yabusele, Shamet, and Brogdon, aim to deepen depth and training-camp competition while preserving chemistry. The East is wide open with Tatum and Haliburton hurt and Lillard departed, but New York remains focused on the next step, not last season’s glory.