Quote from: dwyane36 on Today at 10:42:05 AM

Quote from: Jating on Today at 06:43:39 AM

I was quiet surprised to see Julius Randle's name in my feed, I thought he was traded or something. Then there was his image of him fully jack after not playing for the past 6 months. And then this tweet,

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https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1819000212523810952

So for the Knicks fans, do you think that Randle deserves this huge contract? And isn't it the Knicks could be over the salary cap in the next coming years as they have Brunson as well being paid handsomely and I think he is now the new leader of the Knicks?

They played so great in the playoffs without Randle, of course it will be good if he was there, but not sure what will be the outcome of that series.

Randle performs well when healthy and can be very useful to the team, considering he averages 24 points. However, that doesn't change the fact that he's injured, and I'm also surprised that news of his contract extension is coming out now. At least it's a risky move for the Knicks' management, as it isn't clear at this point if Randle can perform as well as he did before his injury.

He was injured, but he probably isn't injured now. The fact that he is getting a huge contract means the organization has a lot of confidence in him. Remember Kevin Durant's contract with the Nets? He was injured when he was with the Warriors, but the Nets still signed him with a good contract, even if he wouldn't play for one season just to recover. That's how they gamble on a player they believe would help them get a championship.