{"id":184326,"date":"2021-02-21T05:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-julius-randle-playing-in-new-york-has-made-him-better\/"},"modified":"2021-02-21T05:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T02:51:31","slug":"knicks-julius-randle-playing-in-new-york-has-made-him-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-julius-randle-playing-in-new-york-has-made-him-better\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks’ Julius Randle playing in New York has made him better"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Knicks’ Julius Randle playing in New York has made him better<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Julius Randle believes playing in New York is the toughest room to win over in the NBA.<\/p>\n

And he admits vindication after being viewed in a negative light as the Knicks went 21-45 last season \u2014 his first with the club.<\/p>\n

Randle said he had always improved each season \u2014 until 2019-20.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I wasn\u2019t playing my best basketball,\u2019\u2019 Randle said Friday on JJ Redick\u2019s podcast<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t care what anyone says \u2014 there\u2019s no tougher place to play than New York with the media<\/a> and the fans who know and love the game<\/a>. It\u2019s a tough place to play. Anyone who loves the game is going to be sensitive about their craft. I was sensitive to it and really wanted to get better. My progression in my career was every year I got better. I took it personal and a challenge and think I\u2019ve done that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

As Randle mounts an All-Star campaign (reserves will be revealed Tuesday), he has recently been doing his share of national media. Coincidentally, Redick, a veteran sharpshooter for the Pelicans who lives in Dumbo, Brooklyn, is on the trade block. The Post reported Redick prefers to be dealt to the Knicks or Nets.<\/p>\n

On the podcast Redick, the former Duke star, and Randle each acknowledged their love of the Garden.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is what makes the Knicks experience I feel, like, special,\u2019\u2019 Redick said. \u201cPlaying in New York is amazing. I choose to live in New York City in the offseason. I love the city. Madison Square Garden going back since the McDonald\u2019s All American game, it\u2019s been my favorite arena.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Knicks will play their final game before fans are allowed back in the Garden on Sunday against the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely different,\u2019\u2019 Randle said. \u201cYou go to certain places and \u2014 I\u2019m not going to knock certain arenas \u2014 but you got to create your energy. Madison Square Garden is not a place you usually have to do that. But it\u2019s still Madison Square and we\u2019re still lucky to play there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If ESPN Radio\u2019s Michael Kay is correct, Knicks senior VP William Wesley could face NBA tampering charges regarding Bradley Beal. Kay reportedly said on the radio last week, citing a source, that Wesley was using back channels to try to convince Beal to demand a trade from Washington. Wesley formerly worked as a Creative Artists Agency consultant and has travel<\/a>ed to almost all the Knicks\u2019 road games, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

Agent Mark Bartelstein, who runs Priority Sports in Chicago, said last week Beal is not close to looking to move.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to quit on something,\u201d Bartelstein told Yahoo Sports. \u201cHe\u2019s an incredibly loyal guy, and he wants to always feel like he\u2019s done everything he can to help something or someone be successful.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Post reported last week the Knicks withheld Kevin Knox, Frank Ntilikina and any first-round picks in a Derrick Rose deal to save for a potential blockbuster for a Beal type.<\/p>\n

Rose said the past three days off were important to get acclimated to his new team. Rose has played five games, excelling in the first three before tailing off in the last two (4-for-19 shooting, three turnovers).<\/p>\n
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