Insider Reveals Knicks SHOCKING Plans For Center Position… | Knicks News

With the recent news about Mitchell Robinson potentially missing training camp for the Knicks, all eyes are on what the New York Knicks will do during the season if Robinson goes down. According to multiple NBA Insiders, the Knicks could play Julius Randle at the center position next season but not in the traditional way you'd think. Randle could play the 5 on offense but on defense, he could switch with OG to create an extremely formidable duo... Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Knicks Could Play OG & Randle At The 5
01:59 - Thibodeau Wanted To Play OG At The 5 Last Season
03:28 - Randle Will Play Center On Offense Not Defense
03:49 - Knicks Can Play Randle At 5 Given NY's Wing Defenders
04:19 - Knicks Shocking Plan For OG & Randle...
05:46 - Josh Hart Could Be In Lineup For Rebounding
06:15 - Ian Begley Also Believes Randle Will Play Minutes At The 5
08:30 - Knicks Exploring This Option Shows You The Confidence They Have With Depth

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[morris.scruggs]

It worked for GS for years!! Draymond isn’t a traditional center, but they made the small ball work!!

[arrellehnisrael]

I've seen 6' 8 Buck Williams and 6' 7 Terry Cummings play Center in a series against Miami and the Knicks won the series.

In this modern nba where few dominant Centers are in the league, I'm even less concerned but I understand the sentiment of the modern fan.

They love to worry.

[goattygoat]

I don’t like it. OG has injury issues and now we want him to bang with bigs? Let’s get a real backup center. God bless

[treasahdem]

If yall want to help the Knicks do 10 post about Thibbs running down our players!!! OG and Juelz should play less minutes to be fresh and healthy for the playoffs!!!

[p.c.]

Knicks thinking outside the box. An opposing center could not stay with Randle or O G. The other team would be forced to take center out and put forward in. I like it.

[soundboy]

Just because a 6 foot 8 center did good before doesn't mean we should purposely do it, we want a legit 7 footer

[outlaw]

This is calling for somebody to be in foul trouble

[mikemiller]

The two players got the strength and size to put body on centers. But it has to be situational and on certain matchups

[jtpj]

Brunson, Donte, Mikal, OG, and Randle is a fine starting 5

[arrellehnisrael]

Ppl forget that Willis Reed was an undersized PF playing center against a 7' 1" Wilt Chamberlain.

The Knicks will be fine.

[DHbaseballfun]

I mean they’re stack with defensive studs
But Randle should only play center when points are needed & OG should only play center when stops on defense if needed. That’s just my opinion until trade deadline comes.

[jdealsdirect]

Randall can guard the 5 better than he can guard the 4. There are only MAYBE 3 centers he can't match up with.

[nevillejackson]

I think you is the man for that center spot

[Rodxyou]

The three International rookie Knicks Centers can help and solve the NY Knicks Center problems. Train them, they can be NBA ready, like former Knicks great Patrick Ewing.
It won't hurt.

[jsepht]

Ive been looking forward to this vid all day since yesterdays comment love the content!🧡💙💯

[Spartan-irrq]

Imagine the knicks having a run and gun squad with 5 three point shooters on the court

[leonmitchell]

Hahaha every one thought Leon Rose walks on Water, Well he Ain't doing to good on Dry Land. They had all these Opportunities to sign a Center and they Over thought it again and again and everyone they wanted was off the Board. Now they have come up with this Desperate IDEA of Randle at Center rather than use Huckporti and now Skap walked away and the player from France they were interested in signs with Philly. Small Ball worked for GSW because they had The Splash Bros. We don't have a Generational shooter to keep the defense preoccupied. Brunson is Awesome but he needs some one else to step to make this Randle at Center idea work. I hope this Front Office learned their Lesson about Strinking while you see an opening to sign a Center.

[charlievogel]

Problem is what are we going to do to start the season. Mitch isn’t available and Julius is only probable to start the season. We don’t have a plan. This was just Fred Katz throwing out ideas on what the Knicks could do. We couldn’t even pick up one of these 6’8” French Centers from the Olympics.

[christopherm.cianfrocco]

Hell no! I would not play O.G. at the five for even one minute, but I could see Randle for 5mins?

[deeman]

He doesn't have defense at his position