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Power forward Julius Randle wants to lead the New York Knicks to the playoffs this season and make the All-Star team. Randle signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Knicks this summer in free agency. He’s looking to be the main reason why New York shocks the world this season and makes the postseason. […]

New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle wants to “make people better on the court” and take a jump defensively this season. Randle isn’t worried about scoring the ball since that aspect of his game comes easy to him. The Knicks big man is looking to become a more polished player by making his teammates […]

Julius Randle doesn’t care where experts have the New York Knicks finishing this season. Most pundits believe the Knicks will once again miss the playoffs. Randle, though, isn’t paying attention to the outside noise and is focusing on what he and his teammates can control: Julius Randle is not here for any of the bearish […]

Julius Randle had a swift response to comments made by Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant during an interview with Hot 97’s EBRO In The Morning, claiming the New York Knicks are not cool enough to get star-level free agents. The 6-foot-9 forward responded to the two-time Finals MVP on Wednesday after practice: “S**t, I know […]

Although he’s listed as a power forward, New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale says he is planning to have Julius Randle bring the ball up the floor at times in the coming season. Fizdale recently joined Ian Begley of SNY TV to discuss Randle’s versatility on the court. Amid the interview, Fizdale noted some […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale will have Julius Randle at his disposal starting this season. From his perspective — given that the team has lots of versatile players — Fizdale is open to placing Randle at the center position. According to Fizdale, putting Randle at the five will create pressure on the opposing […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose thinks New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle can be an All-Star in 2019-20. Randle signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Knicks this summer in free agency. Jalen Rose says outside of Blake Griffin, Al Horford and Giannis Antetokounmpo, there aren’t too many stud […]

The New York Knicks are going to be sporting a lot of new faces this season. The Knicks added a lot of proven veterans and young projects by drafting RJ Barrett and Ignas Brazdeikis while signing Julius Randle, Taj Gibson, Bobby Portis, Reggie Bullock, Wayne Ellington, Elfrid Payton, and Marcus Morris. Coming off a 17-win season […]

In what was supposed to be a big summer, the New York Knicks’ biggest acquisition turned out to be Julius Randle. While plenty of Knicks fans were disappointed with the team’s failure to lure a top star into the team, the big man declared to everyone that he is more than ready to wear the […]

While he remains a free agent, 10-time All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony has been practicing in an informal setting with the New York Knicks, the team he spent six-plus seasons with. Despite the uncertainty surrounding Anthony’s NBA longevity, the former Knickerbocker is apparently helping current team members, including the recently signed power forward Julius Randle. Randle, […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has seemingly had enough of the criticisms thrown at them. Randle, who inked a deal with the Knicks last month, is very optimistic with his new team. It doesn’t bother him that the Knickerbockers were the laughing stock of the NBA this summer after failing to lure in the […]

It is no secret that Julius Randle was not the number one target for the New York Knicks this offseason. As a matter of fact, he wasn’t even number two. In truth, Randle’s arrival in New York is more out of unfortunate circumstances for the team rather than a a genuine desire to have him […]

Barely a couple of months as a member of the New York Knicks and new recruit Julius Randle is already singing the praises of his new teammates. Recently, the former seventh overall pick had his sights set on Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson, who Randle believes has a tremendous future ahead of him in the […]

New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle says the team’s informal workouts in Los Angeles were “amazing.” Randle signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Knicks this summer in free agency and is taking on the role of being the team’s leader. “It was amazing,’’ Randle said of the L.A. workouts, via Marc Berman […]

When the New York Knicks missed out on their top free agent targets last month, they immediately signed some veteran players to make good use of their huge amount of cap space. One of their key signings this summer is athletic forward Julius Randle. Randle is coming off a great season with the New Orleans […]

Power forward Julius Randle recruited shooting guard Wayne Ellington to the New York Knicks this summer. Ellington, who received interest from multiple teams this offseason, signed with the Knicks after Randle called him. “There were a lot of teams that were interested. I spoke to a lot of different teams and considered a lot of […]

24-year-old big man Julius Randle signed a three-year deal worth north of $60 million as a free agent with the New York Knicks in the summer, turning into the unwitting jewel of the metropolitan franchise’s downer of a summer class of new players. While Knicks fans were hoping for bigger and brighter names to match […]

This summer was supposed to be the crowning jewel in modern New York Knicks history. After finishing the 2018-19 regular season with a share for the top lottery odds in the NBA Draft and unloading Kristaps Porzingis to open up a second max salary slot in free agency, Knicks fans were salivating over a potential […]

USA Basketball made a couple final tweaks to its training camp roster just 24 hours before preparations for the 2019 FIBA World Cup officially begin in Las Vegas. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, New York Knicks big man Julius Randle has withdrawn from participation due to a family issue, while Denver Nuggets wing Torrey Craig […]

There is very little doubt that this summer will come down as one of the most bizarre offseasons for the New York Knicks. The team went from potential top contenders to a lottery team yet again following a series of highly unfortunate events, that at the end of the day, might have been of their […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown have been added to Team USA’s training camp roster ahead of this summer’s FIBA World Cup, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Boston’s Jaylen Brown and New York’s Julius Randle have been added onto USA Basketball’s training camp roster […]

The New York Knicks had a sour offseason, missing out on Zion Williamson and instead going home with Duke stud RJ Barrett, whiffing on a chance to pair Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and leaving free agency with veterans on short-term deals. The Knicks’ free-agency haul includes: Julius Randle, Taj Gibson, Bobby Portis, Wayne Ellington, […]

Knicks fans, face it: you blew it. Again. This time, twice. No city in the country compares to the sports market of New York City (sorry, LA). The bright signs in Times Square, the diversity of people and cultures, and basketball — lots of basketball. From Madison Square Garden to Rucker Park, the real fans […]

The New York Knicks officially signed Julius Randle, Taj Gibson, Bobby Portis, Wayne Ellington, and Elfrid Payton on Tuesday. Knicks general manager Scott Perry says all five players are tough-minded guys who will help the team win games in 2019-20. “We’re thrilled to welcome Wayne, Taj, Elfrid, Bobby and Julius to New York,” said Scott […]

The New York Knicks may have failed to land top-tier free agents this summer, but Julius Randle is ready to give their fans a lot to cheer about in the 2019-20 NBA season. Randle is considered as the major signing of the Knicks this summer, as he agreed to a three-year deal worth $63 million. […]

Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle played together with the New Orleans Pelicans this past season and developed a nice rapport. The New York Knicks are hoping that chemistry will carry over to New York, as the Knicks agreed to deals with both players on the first day of free agency. Payton says he’s “excited” to […]

The New York Knicks are being ridiculed and mocked at an overwhelming rate based on not signing a superstar free agent such as Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving. Concurrently, in the midst of public hysteria over what they haven’t done, the Knicks pulled off a phenomenal signing, agreeing to terms with forward Julius Randle. Sunday […]

With NBA free agency season upon us (and really almost passed us), it’s time to do what we all do every year and examine which contracts are the best, and which are the worst. Naturally, we are going to start with the worst, because, you know, of course. To be fair, we do live in […]

The New York Knicks are on the verge of a complete meltdown following the events that went down on Day 1 of the free agency window. Knicks fans are absolutely unhappy with how things transpired on the opening day, and in an extremely NSFW rant on Twitter, veteran actor and New York die-hard fan Michael […]

Julius Randle has agreed to a three-year, $63 million deal with the New York Knicks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Free agent Julius Randle has agreed to a three-year, $63M deal with the New York Knicks, CAA agents Aaron Mintz and Steve Heumann tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019 Randle is coming off […]

The Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings reportedly have interest in signing Julius Randle, according to Jordan Schultz of ESPN. Randle becomes an unrestricted free agent on Sunday. The lefty declined his 2019-20 player option with the New Orleans Pelicans. Julius Randle has a strong market entering FA. The #Nets, #Knicks, […]

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly expected to express early interest in free agent power forward Julius Randle once free agency starts on June 30, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Randle declined his $9 million player option for next season with the New Orleans Pelicans. The lefty becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Julius Randle has fired back at Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter after Kanter said Zion Williamson is “Julius Randle with hops.” Randle recalls scoring 45 points the last time Kanter guarded him this past season. Randle put up 45 points on March 15 against the Blazers. Yo @EnesKanter last […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter has never been one to mince words and that trend continued on Wednesday when he was asked to talk about New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. During an appearance on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd, Kanter took a shot at Williamson, saying the high-flyer is “Julius […]

The New York Knicks are staying active in the offseason. According to a report from Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, the Knicks and Pelicans big man Julius Randle are believed to have “mutual interest.” Spears notes that the Knicks have interest in several big men, including Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. However, he […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ rising star Kyle Kuzma recently posted some cryptic tweets on Twitter after changing his avatar on the said social media platform to a picture of him guarding upcoming free agent Kyrie Irving. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson recently joined the fun, and now, it’s Julius Randle’s turn. 👀👀👀 https://t.co/pVw2PYH1fi — Julius Randle […]

The Dallas Mavericks reportedly don’t have Julius Randle high on their free agent wish list, according to Mike Fisher of 247 Sports. The Mavs were interested in signing Randle last season before the lefty joined the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-year deal. Randle declined his 2019-20 player option with the Pelicans. He’ll become an […]

Zion Williamson has drawn plenty of comparisons, despite being considered one of the very few generational talents that only come along every few years in the NBA. Those he’s compared to have very unique skills, as Draymond Green, Ben Simmons, Charles Barkley, Blake Griffin, and Julius Randle are the five players he’s drawn recent similarities […]