Now, they still have value, but they’re not as valuable because they took a step forward. Years ago, people wanted those Knicks picks. Brunson has made them a lot better as a team. New York’s own picks now are declining in value because they’re ascending as a team. I’m in the same boat as you guys on Randle, even with all the picks the Knicks have – and this gets overlooked – the picks the Knicks have from the other teams are good, but I don’t know if they have as much value. He doesn’t trade them unless he’s getting another star back. If I’m Philly and Harden leaves, do you call Miami and ask for Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and other pieces there (for Embiid)? Daryl Morey always struck me as a guy that acquires stars. Theoretically, if that happened, if I’m Joel, I think he’s always had an affinity for Jimmy Butler. Stef (Bondy), you quote tweeted Keith Pompey’s tweet about James Harden potentially going to Houston and how Joel Embiid is a guy to keep an eye on for the Knicks. It’s just a question, not one way or the other. I don’t know how much the two of them would want to reunite together. For both of them, it’s a genuine question I have. Tom Thibodeau coached Towns previously in Minnesota. Scotto: When you look at what kind of stars they’d look to bring in if they were going to make a frontcourt move, because he’s a CAA guy, Karl-Anthony Towns gets linked to the Knicks. I don’t see them discarding him because of what happened in the postseason. There’s a personal connection with Julius, William Wesley, and Leon Rose. To do anything just to get him off the roster that’s not going to happen unless someone else takes over the team because they value Julius. I think it has to be one of Barrett or Randle that would not be here if and when they acquire a superstar. I think if you’re going to do that, you know that player is coming to play with Jalen Brunson, and - assuming that player needs the ball in his hands to take shots - I have trouble seeing how once you acquire that player, it’s going to work with Brunson, RJ Barrett, and Randle. In the big picture sense, we always talk about them eventually trading for a star and cashing in their chips for a top player. I think it’s only going to happen if he’s part of a package where you’re bringing in a top player that’s head and shoulders above Randle. In terms of listening to trade offers, I’m sure they’re going to listen to whatever is told to them this offseason, but I don’t think there’s going to be a situation where they hear something and say that’s something we’ve got to pull the trigger on with Randle.īegley: I’m with both of you guys on the chances of a trade happening. I think his poor showing in the playoffs leaves you to question whether he’s the guy to lead you to the next step. It kind of spilled over into the playoffs. Those are fixable issues that he addressed in the last offseason, and it seemed like it was trending towards the right direction until later on in this season, when things got a little haywire, and he started doing things where he was yelling at his teammates during the game and taking it out on referees. With that being said, there are clear issues with his attitude and the way that he handles criticism and how he’s looked at in the locker room, I think. This is a guy who averaged 25 (points) and 10 (rebounds), and he wants to play all the time. You bring up good points about his durability. I think that they’re going to have trouble finding value for him the way that they value him. Given the way the past two playoff stints have gone, I wanted to get your thoughts on whether Julius is a guy ultimately looking ahead who’s going to be a part of this core going forward, or do you look for the Knicks to consider dangling him in trade discussions over the summer? To me, I think it’s going to be tough for them to find the value the way they value him.īondy: I agree with you in a lot of respects. He’s played 71 or more games in three consecutive seasons and been an All-Star two of the past three seasons, which is something I think is notable in the load management era. In talking with Knicks brass in the front office, they value his toughness and his ability to stay on the court. I look at him as a guy that’s a top-30 player as an All-Star two of the past three years, and his cap number looks better than people think as the CBA goes up. It’s an interesting dynamic with him and Knicks fans. He battled some ankle injuries during the playoffs. Scotto: In two playoff trips with the Knicks, Julius Randle is shooting a combined 34.4 percent from the field overall and 28.3 percent from downtown.
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