Watching Julius Randle and the New York Knicks last season, it was hard not to feel like they were a match made in heaven. This season, the pairing has plummeted back to earth, if not lower. Now, the focus is on the NBA offseason.
The league’s reigning Most Improved Player has regressed in virtually every statistical category this season. Meanwhile, his Knicks have followed suit.
After finishing last season with a surprisingly competent 41-31 record, they won’t even have the opportunity to compete in the play-in tournament this season.
The Dallas Mavericks, on the other hand, have got to be happy with how their season is playing out. They sit fourth in the Western Conference at 50-30. Their success has come in spite of trading Kristaps Porzingis at the trade deadline.
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Still, it feels like Luka Doncic could use some help. There are solid supporting players on this Mavericks roster, but none of them feel like a bonafide second offensive option.
Julius Randle would give the Mavs’ offense an extra wrinkle as a playmaking forward/big. If they landed him, the league’s most heliocentric offense may feel like a bit less of a one-man-band.
Here are two deals that land Julius Randle on the Dallas Mavericks.