3toheadmelo wrote:Seems like he was bound to get traded no matter what, but he thought he would last until feb at least.
The therapy certainly played a big role in Randle rediscovering the clarity of mind he needed. But the relocation to Minnesota, as hectic as it was, has expedited his personal turnaround.
Even before the trade went down, Randle had a feeling that his time in New York was winding down. His agents at CAA and the team had not had any discussions on a contract extension, and Randle was having a hard time seeing where he fit in with this new Knicks roster. Randle figured that 2024-25 would be his final season with the Knicks but thought it would last at least to the trade deadline in February.
That realization didn’t dull the pain when the trade finally went down. Two days before the deal, Randle appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school in the Bronx. Knicks leadership, including team president Leon Rose and head coach Tom Thibodeau, came to watch Randle donate $1.3 million toward the project. Then, in a flash, he was gone.
“When I got traded, I’m like damn, I can’t believe this got taken from me,” Randle said. “It’s like, you worked so hard to build something, and it was just snatched away.”
If we hadn't traded Randle for KAT, we would have been screwed to start the season without reliable centers that could play heavy minutes.
Mitch was out
Precious missed the first 21 games of the season
The only real centers we had to start the year were Sims and Hukporti
It didn't matter whether KAT was considered a traffic cone. We needed any sort of real center. KAT was definitely that.
