New York Knicks Must Have Julius Randle 'Seesaw Experience' End
If the New York Knicks are to make another deep run in the playoffs, Julius Randle will have to play at his highest level. Randle has been one of the team's headliners over the past four seasons, but as he enters his fifth year with the Knicks, consistency is more important than ever before.
"He regained his All-NBA form during the 2022-23 regular season, averaging 25.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists as an all-around weapon for a squad that challenged for home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs," Bleacher Report's Adam Fromal writes in naming Randle one of the Knicks' players with the most to prove. "Then he put up a massive stinker in those playoffs, looking completely lost and ineffective on the offensive end."
"The seesaw experience must end expediently."
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle
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Teams in the postseason usually live and die by their star players, and Randle is no exception with the Knicks. Now working with Jalen Brunson and some of the league's top role players in Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo, the Knicks have as good of a chance as they have had to make a deep run in the Eastern Conference. However, it will come down to Randle's performance when it's all said and done.
Randle will have moments where he is clearly the best player on the floor shortly before or after he blends in with the crowd and looks average. If he can tighten those peaks and valleys, the Knicks' chances of being a true contender grow exponentially.
The Knicks begin their four-game preseason schedule against the Boston Celtics on Monday night (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG).
