After a disappointing 2021/22 season on an individual basis, within a disappointing Knicks team on a collective basis, Julius Randle has regained the bite this season that made him the league’s Most Improved Player and an All-Star for the first time in his career two years ago, during the 2020/21 season.
With averages of 23.8 points (47% on shots) and 9.7 rebounds after 36 games played so far, the two highest averages on his team for these two areas, the former Lakers and Pelicans player is indeed back in the foreground, still in this role of main finisher, but this time as secondary creator to the relay of Jalen Brunson.
Less at the heart of the Knicks’ game, he is thus more effective, to the point that observers cite him among the players likely to be selected for the All-Star Game. It would be the second time in three years for him, who has posted 32.8 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists on 54% shooting for five games. Except that the Knicks have just lost the last five games, and they have fallen to 8th place.
As it is very tight in the East, his name should still circulate in January, but the person concerned assures that it is secondary.
” I focus on my team, day to day, trying to help us win games. Trying to always become a better player and leader » said the Dallas native, while the Knicks are overall a good team this season (9th best offensive rating and 11th best defensive rating), but with an ultimately fragile balance sheet (18-18). ” [Une sélection au All-Star Game], if it succeeds, it’s really great. But my focus this season is on my team. »
| Julius Randle | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | ALL | 1 | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 81 | 28 | 42.9 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 74 | 29 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 82 | 27 | 55.8 | 22.2 | 71.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 73 | 31 | 52.4 | 34.4 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 64 | 33 | 46.0 | 27.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 71 | 38 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 81.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 35 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 75.6 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 36 | 35 | 47.0 | 34.7 | 75.9 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 23.8 |
| Total | 553 | 31 | 47.2 | 33.4 | 74.5 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 18.1 | |
