Julius Randle received a lukewarm welcome this year considering he led the Knicks in points and rebounds, but while the 25-year-old big man might not even finish out his contract in New York, he has undeniable talent that sometimes gets obscured by unfortunate flaws.
Randle came to the Knicks under weird circumstances — he was the de facto replacement for Kristaps Porzingis — so his arrival didn’t warrant an anointment. Still, he was the most significant free agent acquisition last summer after the franchise embarrassingly whiffed on Plan A. Randle’s deal is worth $63 million over three years, but that last season is a team option, and the Knicks were already reportedly shopping him at the trade deadline.