Knicks' Julius Randle to Warriors? Analyst Weighs In

Can the New York Knicks find a trade suitor in the Warriors?

Jeremy Brener | Sep 20, 2024

Feb 10, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) dispossess New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) during the first half at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images / John Hefti-Imagn Images

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The New York Knicks might be looking to trade Julius Randle at some point before February's deadline considering he has a player option in his contract at the end of the season.

The potentially expiring deal gives the Knicks some urgency to either sign him to a long-term extension or trade him to a team that pays up the most for his services.

A team that could be looking to add some strong win-now talent is the Golden State Warriors, but Bleacher Report writer Andy Bailey believes Randle is a bad fit for what they are trying to do.

"The Warriors probably just need to make any kind of talent play this offseason, but trading for Randle isn't the one to make," Bailey writes. "He's productive, but it wouldn't get much more "square peg in a round hole" than Randle's ground-and-pound game in Golden State's read-and-react offense."

It would be difficult to see the Knicks trade Randle at all, even if the two sides are far apart on a new contract. If a trade were to happen, it would likely be a sign-and-trade at the end of the season when the Knicks aren't competing for a title.

New York wants to put all its chips into the basket for the upcoming season, and trading Randle would add a lot of difficulty on the road to a championship.

Randle averaged 24 points per game last season and won't come cheap, even on an expiring deal. While the Warriors have a lot of future draft capital to replenish what the Knicks lost in the Mikal Bridges deal and young forward Jonathan Kuminga, who could fit right into Randle's vacated role, a trade between New York and Golden State isn't plausible at this moment in time.

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Published Sep 20, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.