MASSIVE UPDATE! Julius Randle Had MAJOR Concerns w/ Role On Knicks... | Knicks News

After the Knicks made a massive move to add one of the best shooting bigs in the league to the roster, many are left wondering why this trade happened in the first place and why Randle was included in the deal. According to new reports from ESPN, the Knicks and Randle had not progressed with contract extension talks and Randle had concerns with his role on this new team. These factors led to NY pulling off this major trade for Towns… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Randle Had Concerns With Role
01:36 - Knicks/Randle Contract Talks Had Not Progressed
01:54 - Julius Randle Didn’t Know How He’d Fit With New Team
03:30 - Knicks Wanted To Get Ahead Of Randle Situation
05:34 - Mitchell Robinson Next Player Being Traded
07:50 - Knicks Tried To Trade Randle & Robinson To Wolves
09:40 - NY Making Another Move Before The Season
10:35 - Knicks NEEDED To Make This Trade For KAT

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[vinnyrotondo]

The more days that go by, the more I feel better about the trade. We could have lost Randle for nothing and now we have a Top 3 center who fits perfectly. Losing Big Ragu still hurts tho

[eshamsmith]

Yo troy you don't waste any time lol. I noticed the Kat picture already replacing randle. Us knick fans keep shit moving like the MTA lol!!!!

[OscarFennell-nq]

KAT for his career averages more pts, Rebs and is much more efficient as a scorer. Higher 3pt, FG and FT percentages. Better playoff performer. He’s also taller making him more versatile.

[robreigada]

Julius is a great player but is a ball stopper. Towns can play off the ball and do the same amount of work if not more. Like you said the Pick & Pop/roll with Brunson… sheesh…! I think it was a great move. Unfortunately we lost Divo, but Bridges is a major upgrade.

[jonathanalvarado]

Randle was prolly gonna leave after the season and that was gonna be over the Knicks heads all season kat is under contract for 4 years so im liking this trade more and more as I process it more

[WAVES]

This was a good trade sad to see DiVincenzo go

[Jruemac]

Guys we will be fine Donte and it seems like Randle both we unhappy with their roles. And now our roster makes more sense after Mitch went down, relax New York we will be fine. And the pick and roll/ pop game with Jalen and Kat is going to transcend our offense…

[Denizos]

Kat was viewed in Minnesota as the second option behind Ant-Man. He was their franchise player for over five years after being drafted.
In New York, he will be at best the third option along with OG Anunoby. That will allow him to focus more on defense, passing and rebounding.
Compared to Hartenstein or Mitch Robinson, that's a huge upgrade for the NY Knicks.
To cover for the lost of Donte Divincenzo, they will need to trade away Mitch Robinson by the next February deadline.

[TruthSpeaker]

It was a Perfect Trade … can’t wait for the Season

[DisplacedAfrican]

I knew this was gonna happen with Randle because he carried the Knicks for a few years so he was expecting to be the #1 option and he's ball dominant. So I figured the chemistry might be Shakey. It made sense to off load him. He was the odd man out in this new system.

[montygranito]

Either you are concerned about winnning or you are concerned with your position…you can’t be concerned with both. Randle has always been about Randle

[Blessne]

Knicks should set lineups based on matchups.
Big Man Lineup: Brunson, Bridges, OG, KAT, Mitch

Small Lineup: Brunson, Deuce, Bridges, OG, KAT

Rebounding Lineup: Brunson, Bridges, Hart, OG, KAT

The 5th person in the starting lineup should be a rotation of Mitch, Deuce, and Hart depending on the who the opposing team is.

[betayouth]

We're still good. Jalen Brunson is who we're building around. I'm happy for Randle and Divo. They went to a good team.

[chukkbe]

The Shamet signing makes so much sense now..

[stefanperkins]

I love everything Leon has accomplished

[seanfrank]

We're not buying these PR releases about Randle and DiVo being unhappy, are we?

[taemac]

Better to trade Randle for something than lose him for nothing. 2 seasons ago many fans wanted him gone for a bag of chips 😂😂

[michaelstam-xzek]

After listening to you, I feel even more strongly that Knicks made the right move. They upgrade the team offensively in this system then they rid themselves of players who would have been unhappy and would have become a distraction and bad for chemistry. Now we don’t even know if we could have signed them to the contracts that they both wanted. Smart move.

[herman]

The FO have been doing all the right move, gotta trust Leon. Luv your videos Troy. LGK

[Billycash]

It was easy to see. Julius earned the fans respect and had NY heart. But he was a turnover waiting to happen. Terrible handle. Bad for on court chemistry. This trade frees up a lot of court chemistry. It leaves the bench a bit light. But Thibs plays the starters mostly anyways.