On the latest episode of The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley is joined by The Knicks Wall's Shaun Geddes and longtime NBA Broadcaster Brendan Brown to break down the Knicks first week of the season, including New York's home and home playoff rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The crew will also assess the performance of Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, and Jalen Brunson so far and preview New York's first in-season tournament matchup with the Bucks on Friday.

Today's Show:

0:00 Welcome to the show

0:44 The Baseline - Julius Randle

6:18 RJ Barrett's knee injury

9:26 5 games in, how does the team look?

11:48 Star-Gazing: Donovan Mitchell? Joel Embiid?

18:10 Expectations for Jalen Brunson

22:02 Can you be proud of RJ Barrett right now?

23:30 Mitchell Robinson's impact so far

26:22 Time For A Fan Question: A Slow Start for Quentin Grimes

29:07 The Second Unit: DiVincenzo, Hart, Grimes

31:48 Knicks-Bucks Preview