The latest, most surprising lineup change from coach David Fizdale was Mitchell Robinson‘s placement on the bench. He moved out for the benefit of the New York Knicks’ most expensive addition, Julius Randle, who dealt with double teams in the post and had struggled to open the season.
“He hasn’t seen [teams] running two and three people at him before,” said Fizdale, per the New York Post. “It’s just a matter of him learning how to play against those defenses and understanding how to attack them. [We’ll] see if that opens up the floor a little bit for Julius.