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Julius Randle, traded from the New York Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves just before the start of the 2024-25 season, has shared his thoughts on the trade and his time with the Knicks. In an interview with Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, Randle reflected on what might have been if the injuries hadn’t derailed the team’s success.

“The team was incredible, man,” Randle said, looking back at the 2023-24 season. “I feel like that was the best basketball I had played up until that point in my career. Not just numbers, it was the flow.” Randle went on to describe the team’s chemistry and their dominant play during that season, adding, “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.”

Despite the team’s impressive performance, injuries were a significant setback. Randle himself struggled with injuries during the latter part of the season, and the Knicks were never able to fully realize their potential. “It was unfortunate the injuries happened,” he admitted. “I guess we’ll never know what could’ve been.”

Randle’s sense of loss was evident when he said, “It sucks. I think the more unfortunate part is everything was a build, a constant build. I feel like all our teams overachieved year after year. And that team last year was our best team.” He expressed his frustration with the timing of the trade, as the Knicks seemed poised to make a deep run. “To see if we could’ve taken it to where we had a shot, where we could’ve taken it without all the injuries, including myself. I think that was the most unfortunate part.”

As of the 2024-25 season, Randle is averaging 19.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game in 32.8 minutes for the Timberwolves. Minnesota currently holds an 8th-place spot in the competitive Western Conference with a 22-19 record.

Meanwhile, his former team, the Knicks, are thriving without him, sitting at 3rd in the Eastern Conference with a 27-16 record.