When Julius Randle signed with the Knicks, he agreed to a contract worth more than $63 million.
He signed up for the pressure of being the team’s highest-paid player, the potential abuse of being an offseason consolation prize, the responsibility of being a leading man.
When it seemed like he signed up for more than he bargained for, Randle realized the potential the Knicks envisioned.
Randle posted his fourth straight double-double (13 points, 14 rebounds) to open the season, but the power forward’s game-high eight turnovers put the Knicks in a seemingly insurmountable 18-point second-half hole Monday night against the Bulls.