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Exactly a year prior to his long-awaited MSG return, the highest mark of Julius Randle\u2019s tenure was taking shape.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Randle, who was forging his third All-Star selection with the franchise, dropped 31 points in a Jan. 17 victory over the Rockets. <\/p>\n
It jumpstarted a nine-game winning streak and, within two weeks, the Knicks completed their best month in 30 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In those January moments, the possibilities felt unburdened by ceilings. <\/p>\n
The Knicks were the NBA\u2019s best team in that window, peaking at a time when, a year later, they\u2019re currently in the midst of a valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat team was incredible, man. I feel like that was the best basketball I had played up until that point in my career,\u201d\u00a0 Randle said in an interview with The Post, opening up for the first time about his five-season Knicks career. \u201cNot just numbers, it was the flow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like \u2014 it was crazy, man. We went into every game expecting to win. Teams would hang around and we would end up winning by like 20 points. It felt like we were starting to get super dominant. We had everything. And everybody\u2019s game was going to the next level. Chemistry was dope. It was unfortunate the injuries happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that team,\u201d Randle added, \u201cwas incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was also very short-lived. <\/p>\n
Randle drove to the bucket against Miami on Jan. 27 and tumbled over Jaime Vasquez, ending his campaign with a dislocated shoulder.<\/p>\n
The trade arrived eight months later, and Randle, who said he doesn\u2019t dwell on the past, allowed himself to express disappointment about the \u2018What if?\u2019 nature of his last season in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sucks,\u201d Randle said. \u201cI guess we\u2019ll never know what could\u2019ve been. I think the more unfortunate part is everything was a build, a constant build \u2014 I feel like all our teams overachieved year after year. And that team last year was our best team. So then to see if we could\u2019ve taken it to where we had a shot, where we could\u2019ve taken it without all the injuries, including myself. I think that was the most unfortunate part.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s very easy to understand why Randle would\u2019ve wanted to see the process through. <\/p>\n
He started it, after all. <\/p>\n
The Texas native joined the Knicks when stars were running away, when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were eagerly crossing the Manhattan Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks were a dumpster fire, a breeding ground for dysfunction, turnover and false hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On June 30, 2019 \u2014 the same night Randle agreed to his contract \u2014 the team released a statement basically apologizing for missing out on superstars.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we understand that some Knicks fans could be disappointed with tonight\u2019s news. \u2026.\u201d the statement started.<\/p>\n
It was a rough welcome as the consolation prize, but Randle knew what he was getting into. <\/p>\n
He was advised to sign with other teams in free agency, insisting instead on not only the Knicks but contract bonuses for making the playoffs and the All-Star team.<\/p>\n
The incentives were, at the time, considered unlikely. Randle did both three times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoyed the challenge. And I think a big reason is my idol and my mentor is Kobe,\u201d said Randle, who was teammates with Bryant for two seasons on the Lakers. \u201cAnd I feel like it was his legacy and his imprint that he left on me \u2014 to do the impossible \u2014 and take on challenges that people don\u2019t want to take on or are scared of or afraid of or whatever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five years is an eternity in the NBA, and Randle was connected beyond the Garden walls. <\/p>\n
His family grew in number and moved from Westchester to Manhattan, with Randle becoming one of the few Knicks to live within the five boroughs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the best decisions I ever made.\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The most rewarding contribution, Randle added, was helping grow the Earl Monroe New Renaissance School in The Bronx, raising over $1.3 million for the students and helping this senior class reach 93 percent in college acceptance.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the impact that\u2019s going to last forever,\u201d said Randle, who had the school\u2019s basketball court named after him in a ceremony just days before he was traded. \u201cFifty years from now they\u2019re not going to remember me hitting a game-winner. But those kids being able to go college, change their lives. Go on to different things. That\u2019s probably the best part \u2014 the impact that will last forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Randle is correct about the students but probably selling his Knicks impact a tad short. <\/p>\n
There were extreme ups \u2013 the game-winner against the Heat, the shocking rise to the fourth seed in the pandemic season \u2014 and downs \u2014 the thumbs-down incident, the 2023 playoffs.<\/p>\n
But without debate, he represented the franchise\u2019s best player since Carmelo Anthony \u2014 at least until Jalen Brunson finishes. <\/p>\n
He ranks 17th in franchise history in points, 18th in rebounds, fourth in 3-pointers and joined Carmelo as the team\u2019s only three-time All-Star since Patrick Ewing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2021, following Randle\u2019s peak as a Second Team All-NBA selection, he inked an extension below the max to allow the Knicks the flexibility to build out the roster. <\/p>\n
The discount wasn\u2019t as celebrated as Brunson\u2019s, but the sentiment was similar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment I signed here was, \u2018How can I help the team win the championship.\u2019 They always said it\u2019s impossible to win in New York, etc., etc,\u201d Randle said. \u201cI wanted all my actions to be aligned with that. So it was really a no-brainer. The financial security and stability was there. So I wasn\u2019t really worried about that. I wanted to win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Randle didn\u2019t get to see that contract through in New York. <\/p>\n
He was traded with Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns and returned Friday night as an opponent and one of the biggest reasons the Knicks\u00a0reside in their most prosperous stretch in over 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI take a lot of pride in it,\u201d Randle said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t in the greatest of places when I first got here. But being here from the start, I take a lot of pride in what we were able to build and just what this team meant to the city. And the success of the team and the joy it brought. I took a lot of pride in that. I always wore my heart on my sleeve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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