Star centre Karl-Anthony Towns said he and the team are not close to terms on a contract extension in an interview with the New York Post‘s Stefan Bondy, published Monday.

“Simply put, I want to do something to keep the team together and can work with the Knicks and also values me,” Towns said. “And none of those things are close to happening.”

Towns, 30, is eligible to sign a four-year, $277-million extension that would kick in next season, when he has a $61-million player option on his current deal.

However, the Knicks offered the star centre four years and $200 million, well below the max.

When asked if he thinks an extension can be struck ahead of the team’s Oct. 20 regular-season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, Towns said “it don’t look good.”

Towns, acquired in a stunning pre-season trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves two years ago, was an integral part of the Knicks’ championship run last season, averaging a 15.9-point, 10.6-rebound double-double across 19 playoff games.

Those numbers were down, however, from his regular-season per-game averages of 20.1 points and 11.9 rebounds.

Towns said he should be rewarded for his post-season play.

“No s— Sherlock. I just won a championship. You’d think it was pretty easy. Unless you guys (reporters) think I have something else to prove,” Towns said.

Towns will be eligible to sign an extension until June.