The honeymoon between the New York Knicks and Julius Randle maybe, rather abruptly, over. After a tremendous 2020-21 NBA season that saw the star forward win the Most Improved Player award, Randle responded with an absolute dud of a season.
His three-point accuracy plummeted. He barked at coaches and teammates alike. The Knicks missed the playoffs by a fairly long shot. It was ugly.
Now, it’s fair to speculate that the Knicks would have to at least consider moving on from the star forward. Whether they’d choose to rebuild or attempt a lateral move is up for debate.
We’ll explore both scenarios in this piece. We’re trying to identify realistic trade ideas for Randle: Luka Doncic is off the table.
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Still, a survey of the league’s landscape suggests that there should be some deals on the table for the Knicks.
Here are three that we’d consider realistic.