{"id":231840,"date":"2021-04-21T04:02:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T01:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/julius-randle-credits-knicks-teammates-for-his-big-rise\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T04:02:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T01:02:07","slug":"julius-randle-credits-knicks-teammates-for-his-big-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/julius-randle-credits-knicks-teammates-for-his-big-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Eastern Conference Player of the Week Award came to Julius Randle on Monday. That followed his first All-Star berth in March.<\/p>\n<p>And more honors are pouring his way. The Knicks southpaw power-forward freight train has turned the NBA on its ear in his seventh season.<\/p>\n<p>Randle is all but assured of being named among the forwards to one of the three All-NBA teams. He\u2019s the leading candidate for Most Improved Player. And former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy said on national television over the weekend Randle should be on somebody\u2019s MVP ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Not crazy considering Randle has played in 57 of 58 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and the Knicks would probably have a dozen victories without him. Instead Randle has led the Knicks to a 31-27 record, and on an NBA-high six-game winning streak entering Tuesday\u2019s home game versus Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>Randle prefers not to talk personal accolades but team victories \u2014 as stressed by NBA Coach of the Year candidate Tom Thibodeau.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s really about the team,\u2019\u2019 Randle said Tuesday before the Knicks hosted the Hornets. \u201cMe and Thibs will talk about it all the time. Thibs tells the team all the time: When a team does well, everybody\u2019s value goes up. We\u2019re playing well as a team. As a unit, guys are making me look good. I\u2019m doing my best to try to help other guys out. It\u2019s really just a tribute and an honor to our team, how well we\u2019re playing right now. We\u2019ve just got to keep it going.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/big-apple-buckets\/theknicksmagicalrunfeat.ashleynicolemoss?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning takes care of all that. Everybody gets recognized on a higher level when we\u2019re winning.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Randle\u2019s elevation is illustrated by the events that occurred prior to the 2020 trade deadline. The Knicks offered Randle to Charlotte in a package for Terry Rozier. It\u2019s unclear who backed out of the deal, but it came amid internal talk about whether Randle should be shipped before making a decision on exercising the final non-guaranteed year of his contract in 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s uncertain if the Knicks can even lock him up long term. Once the Knicks exercise the guarantee, they can negotiate an extension this summer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" alt=\"Knicks' Julius Randle puts up a jumper during the game against the Hornets.\" class=\"wp-image-18023048 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1689 1689w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Knicks\u2019 Julius Randle puts up a jumper during the game against the Hornets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Knicks president Leon Rose is unable to give him max deal under the collective bargaining agreement parameters \u2014 only a percentage bump from his $20 million final year. Randle\u2019s reps may consider testing the unrestricted free-agency waters instead in 2022 \u2014 even if it\u2019s with full intention to re-sign. Randle is on record saying he wants to be here long term.<\/p>\n<p>From trade bait to untouchable, Randle is the leading candidate for mot improved. Asked if it was a backhanded compliment, considering he was viewed as a dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment last season, Randle laughed heartily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are funny as hell,\u2019\u2019 Randle said. \u201cAs far as most improved, I don\u2019t take it as a backhanded compliment at all. That\u2019s what you\u2019re supposed to do as a professional. For me, as someone who takes the game seriously, really loves the game of basketball, just looking at the trajectory of my career, and every year I\u2019ve done something to improve. It would be a great honor, obviously. I just worry about trying to add something to my game, come back a better player.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Randle secured the player-of-the-week honor by scoring 30-plus points in each of four contests. He keyed wins over his former teams the Lakers, the Pelicans (twice) and racked up 44 points and 10 assists in his hometown of Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what you want from your best players,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said. \u201cHe\u2019s set the tone from the start. His numbers speak for themselves. The most important thing is the team winning and him bringing out the best in his teammates in every aspect of the game \u2014 from shooting to the way he starts games to playmaking to defense to the way he works every day.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, in a 33-point performance versus Zion Williamson and the Pelicans, Randle became the first Knick to score 30-plus points in four straight games since Carmelo Anthony in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>But Anthony never had a season like this. Randle is a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-double threat every night. He\u2019s got five on the season. Anthony never had one as a Knick and has notched just one in his career.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted the Lakers\u2019 2013 lottery pick has never played a single playoff game. And now with Garden fans chanting \u201cM-V-P\u2019\u2019 as soon as he hits the free-throw line, he\u2019s looking forward to the postseason when the Garden is expected to raise its attendance limit to about 5,000 fans (20 percent capacity.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be nuts,\u2019\u2019 said Randle \u2014 who is averaging 23.7 points, 6.2 assists and 10.5 rebounds. \u201cIt already sounds like a fully packed, sold-out arena just with the 10 percent capacity in there. It\u2019s already crazy. We\u2019re having a lot of fun with it playing in front of our fans, experiencing the energy of the city, so when it gets to that point, we\u2019ll be ready for it and our fans will be ready for it. It\u2019ll be a lot of fun.\u2019\u2019\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/20\/julius-randle-credits-knicks-teammates-for-his-big-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise&#8221; The Eastern Conference Player of the Week Award came to Julius Randle on Monday. That followed his first All-Star berth in March. And more honors are pouring his way. The Knicks southpaw power-forward freight train has turned the NBA on its ear in his seventh season&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Julius-Randle.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[102760,82762,72932,46765],"class_list":["post-231840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-20-21","tag-julius-randle","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-tom-thibodeau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}