Throughout NBA history, every team has hoped to “make it work” with the star players on their squad. With that said, sometimes, it simply doesn’t. Eventually, the relationship may reach a breaking point.
When a player yells at the team’s coaching staff on more than one occasion throughout the season, chances are, that breaking point has been reached.
Such was the case with Julius Randle and the New York Knicks in 2021-22. It seemed apparent that the two sides were at odds.
Now, the Knicks face the offseason with the looming question of whether or not to trade him. Unfortunately, his value is not at an all-time high. Randle was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2020-21.
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If the Knicks had endeavored to trade him at that time, they would have fetched a ransom. Having said that, why would they have?
At that time, the two sides were making it work. Now that they’re not, here are three trades ideas for the Knicks to explore this summer.