{"id":110230,"date":"2024-10-04T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110230"},"modified":"2024-10-04T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:41:57","slug":"julius-randle-makes-telling-wanted-comment-after-knicks-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110230","title":{"rendered":"Julius Randle makes telling &#8216;wanted&#8217; comment after Knicks trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Julius Randle dropped \u201cblood, sweat and tears\u201d for the Knicks before being shocked by the trade to the Timberwolves, but the power forward has already felt a \u201cbreath of fresh air\u201d from his new franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s super important, you want to be somewhere where you feel wanted,\u201d Randle said. \u201cAnd I feel wanted here. I feel like everybody has really embraced me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randle, who spent five roller-coaster seasons with the Knicks, developed into the franchise\u2019s greatest player since Carmelo Anthony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Donte DiVincenzo (left) Julius Randle (middle) and Keita Bates-Diop at their Timberwolves\u2019 introductory press conference on Oct. 3, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He earned three All-Star appearances, two All-Star bids and reached No. 17 on the all-time scoring list.<\/p>\n<p>But Randle was also eligible for an extension that wasn\u2019t coming and some people in the Knicks organization felt he wasn\u2019t a good fit alongside Jalen Brunson.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just two days after Randle was honored at the groundbreaking of a South Bronx high school \u2014 a ceremony attended by the Knicks front office \u2014 news leaked that he<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/02\/sports\/completing-karl-anthony-towns-trade-costs-knicks-second-round-picks\/\"> was dealt with Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot of emotion. You spend a lot of time in a place, New York, going there five years ago and having a goal in mind to accomplish great things. A lot of blood, sweat and tears put into that organization and uniform,\u201d Randle said. \u201cSo initially it\u2019s always going to be a shock. But for me, afterwards, I woke up the next morning and I was just really, really excited. A breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Knicks traded Julius Randle last week <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Randle was also excited for the reunion with Minnesota coach Chris Finch, who guided the All-Star as an assistant for a season in New Orleans in 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>Randle said Finch simplified the game in a way no other coach had done previously or afterward, including Tom Thibodeau.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I left Finch in New Orleans, I wanted him in New York with me. Because he is such a great coach. I always thought he was a genius. He\u2019s a great communicator. Knows how to get the best out of his players,\u201d Randle said. \u201cI just felt he opened up my game and I became a really versatile player. Playing there, and even still to this point, that was the easiest my game ever felt. Because he\u2019s really that good.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Randle added that his surgically repaired shoulder \u201cis fine\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m healthy.\u201d He can become a free agent in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be here,\u201d Randle said.<\/p>\n<p>DiVincenzo, meanwhile, only played one season with the Knicks but became a fan favorite and knocked down one of the biggest shots in recent franchise history, a 3-pointer to bury the Sixers in Game 2 of the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Although the acquisition of Mikal Bridges meant DiVincenzo was likely to come off the bench next season, a source said he would\u2019ve embraced that role and didn\u2019t want to leave the Knicks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Julius Randle (c.) smiles during the Timberwolves press conference on Oct. 3, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the big picture, my mind wasn\u2019t on what teams were interested in me. When I was in New York, I was fully there. I wanted to be there. And when this kind of picked up, I realized it was an opportunity. And when it became an actual thing, my mind just completely went straight to Minnesota,\u201d DiVincenzo said. \u201cAnd I immediately thanked everybody from my time in New York. There\u2019s so much love there. But once I realized this is a real thing and actually happened, my mind transitioned to Minnesota. And I\u2019m 100 percent here and excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Precious Achiuwa, probably the first backup frontcourt player off the Knicks bench, is bullish on the potential of the defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can become a monster,\u201d Achiuwa said Thursday. \u201cLooking at guys like myself, OG [Anunoby], high defensive-minded players. Defensively we can take the life out of teams. I think we can bank on that to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks own one of the top wing defensive threesomes in Anunoby, Bridges and Josh Hart.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are question marks about the rim protection, with Towns replacing Isaiah Hartenstein and Mitchell Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Achiuwa filled in for injured frontcourt players last season and averaged a career-high 1.7 blocks per 36 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/sports\/julius-randle-makes-telling-wanted-comment-after-knicks-trade\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julius Randle dropped \u201cblood, sweat and tears\u201d for the Knicks before being shocked by the trade to the Timberwolves, but the power forward has already felt a \u201cbreath of fresh &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110230\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}