Another player who ranked in the top 10 in this week’s MVP Ladder is Knick’s superstar center Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns landed in eighth on the list and while he will not win his first MVP award this season thanks to Jokic and Shai’s dominant seasons, Towns has still had an incredible season.

With Karl-Anthony Towns unable to play Wednesday night, rookie center Ariel Hukporti made the first start of his NBA career. Towns had been listed as questionable for the home game against the Sixers with recurring knee soreness,

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report. Towns is averaging 24.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 53.