Are the red flags Julius Randle is displaying in NY an issue the Boston Celtics should consider?
The New York Knicks appear set for another teardown after overspending on role players following a one-win postseason as a #4 seed. Julius Randle’s regression, followed by his dominance during losing team efforts, is a big reason why the team has descended.
Building around Randle after one big year was quite Knicksy, and wildly overspending on Evan Fournier will go down in history as the next inexplicable monster investment in the vein of Tim Hardaway Jr. back in 2017.
The Knicks have won four of their last 20 games and Randle’s wife has taken shots at those on the Knicks beat. She since deleted tweets aggressively going at radio personality CP of WFAN, but the damage is done.
If there’s buy-low potential, Stevens should consider an overture at his division rival. Randle brings a big personality and a demeanor that some are questioning this season, but he brings enough talent to justify it.
He’d be a suitable replacement for Al Horford as a traditional power forward alongside Robert Williams and the ‘Jays’. His ceiling is way higher than Marcus Smart’s, who could be used in such a deal in theory.