When Julius Randle was eligible for an extension this offseason, he knew there was a chance he could make more money if he waited a year to sign a new deal with the New York Knicks.
If Randle would have waited until 2022, when his contract expired, he would have been eligible for a contract extension worth roughly $200 million.
Instead, Randle decided to sign a four-year, $117 million deal, locking in his financial stability and giving the Knicks financial flexibility moving forward.
"The money was one thing, but for me, it was more about the situation as far as my happiness, the basketball situation, my family, just being stable and being in New York and really just continuing to build this thing up," Randle said Friday.