Julius Randle continues to undergo testing for his dislocated right shoulder, but Knicks officials are optimistic that his absence will be “measured in weeks and not months,” sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Initial reviews of an MRI he had this weekend indicate no significant damage, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
A source confirms to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link) that there’s hope Randle will be back before the end of the season, but cautions that the diagnosis is “not conclusive” yet, noting that more tests were performed after the MRI. Steve Popper of Newsday tweets that there was an upbeat feeling about Randle at this morning’s shootaround and notes that next month’s All-Star break will give him an additional week to recover without affecting the season.
Surgery hasn’t been ruled out, but the testing so far provides a reason to believe that Randle can recover without it, adds Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link).
Randle suffered the injury on a drive to the basket late in Saturday’s game against Miami. As Jaime Jaquez attempted to draw a change, Randle landed awkwardly with his right arm extended. He headed toward the training staff and was taken to the locker room for X-rays.
Randle has been one of the on-court leaders for the Knicks, who have won 12 of their last 14 games to surge into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Through 46 games, he’s averaging 24.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per night.
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So far it seems like the best case scenario. They can survive three or four weeks without him. Can’t survive the rest of the season without him.
Get well player….. answered prayers
Glad to hear this – best wishes for a quick and full recovery!
Randle has been a (very) quick healer in the past, or at least he’s returned ahead of schedule from the few injuries he’s had with the NYK (not sure he was always at full strength when he did). Only 9 games left until the All Star break.
In the interim, they need to add a body (the 15th slot is there), but its hard to see them aiming at rotation level guys in a trade (not sure there even are any available) unless his absence goes beyond the break. Personally, I’d like to see Achiuwa get some PF minutes alongside Hartenstein (vs only using smaller lineups). I’d also like to see Grimes get closing minutes in lieu of Randle. A finishing 5 with Anunoby, Grimes and Hart can make the defensive matchups work against anyone we play. All three have wanted larger offensive roles, here is there chance.
This will hurt the Knicks more than you realize. They’ll probably be a .500 team until he comes back. They should have kept the 13th pick in 2022 draft and Jalen Duren.
With the All-Star break there’s not that many games over the course of the next few weeks so if he misses 12 or 13 games and they go like six and six over that stretch, it’s really not the end of the world. I’m not sure if I’ve even agree with your assessment that the only only be a .500 team without him. I think as long as they have Brunson and the supporting cast around him, they will be fine for a few weeks
There’s a lot of .500 or better teams on their schedule the next 12 games – but only 4 are on the road including tonight’s game @ Hornets. So they might be able to do better than .500/
That pick was a sweeter to offload Kemba Walker’s salary to clear cap space and sign Jalen Brunson. I think the Knicks are better with Brunson than Duren…
NYK were NOT drafting Duren in any scenario. If they had stayed at #11, it would have been Jalen Williams. When they traded back in to #13, it was always with the idea that they’d trade it to DET with Walker for the MIL 2025 pick. That gained them 13.5 mm in cap space which they needed to pursue Brunson.
While Duren is surely a talent, to this point in his career he hasn’t shown the ability to anchor a playoff level defense. It’s not a knock on him, few players his age are any better. There’s more to it than blocking shots. If there is ever a NYK regret on him it won’t be until a few years down the road.
I regret it the day we traded the pick.
You’d prefer him instead of Brunson?
They couldn’t keep the 13th pick and draft Duren. It was tied up in the Kemba Walker dump. That was the only reason they acquired it in the first place.
Yes, the decision was about #11. Not #13. It’s Jalen Williams or Brunson (plus the 3 FRPs, minus a bunch of SRPs). NYK lucked out, because if a trade up from #11 to #4-5 (where they could have picked Ivy) was available, they’d have done it and left Brunson on the table.
Right, because they knew Randle would get hurt lol
Get serious
To Knicks: Bojan & Burks
To Pistons: Fournier, Grimes, Arcidacono, DET 2024 protected 1st
Boj and Burks is redundant. Knicks only need to trade for one of them.
And I’d rather have Grimes over Burks.
With the All-Star break there’s not that many games over the course of the next few weeks so if he misses 12 or 13 games and they go like six and six over that stretch, it’s really not the end of the world. I’m not sure if I’ve even agree with your assessment that the only only be a .500 team without him. I think as long as they have Brunson and the supporting cast around him, they will be fine for a few weeks.
The comment so nice, he made it twice!
Time to bring back Taj. Can Sims play PF?
Enough with all the Grimes talk. He’s a keeper unless Knicks can get Mikal for Grimes, Fournier, Flynn and 5 picks.
Knicks get: Bojan
Detroit gets: Their 24′ First Back, Fournier
Knicks get: Miles Bridges and Nick Richards
Hornets get: 2 FRP, Fournier
Knicks get: DeRozan, Drummond
Bulls get: Fournier, Hartenstein, FRP, 2 SRP
Knicks get: DFS
Nets get: Fournier, FRP
It’s really simple… but it feels like the Knicks are making this really hard.
LOL. In proposing trades, as in most things, the clueless can often make things really simple. For those with a clue, things are often harder.
Lots of moves but Knicks not trading Hartenstein. Knicks don’t want Miles they want Mikal Bridges
Bulls aren’t trading Derozan and the idea that the Knicks would trade Hartenstein for Drummond is pretty insane.
I forgot how delusional Knicks fans are. Couldn’t give up HOF lock Grimes and his 7 points per game for Spider. Can’t trade Kareem 2.0 either.
Seriously, no one overvalues mid players like Knicks fans.
A deal for DeRozan, which Al pines about daily, would require some salary to match. It’s not just a Hartenstein for Drummond trade smh.
But hey, you can always keep the picks and draft the next Kevin Knox.
“It’s not just a Hartenstein for Drummond trade smh.”
lmao obviously not because there are other players involved but functionally, they would be swapping Hartenstein for Drummond in their rotation. You are delusional if you think the Knicks would consider that.
And it’s not Knicks fans overvaluing mid players. It’s you not being able to value anyone. Pistons would be dumb to trade Bojan and only get back Fournier and ‘their own pick back’, which isn’t even going to convey this year so the value on that is zero. Honestly all four of your proposals are riddled with problems (just addressed the Pistons one, Knicks aren’t trading for a domestic abuser like Bridges, Bulls aren’t trading Derozan and Knicks aren’t trading iHart, no idea why the Knicks would want DFS especially at the expense of a FRP and their only big expiring contract; talk about overvaluing a mid player).
Says the team that took Fultz over Tatum.
Bryan Colangelo was a plant by the NBA to muck up the process.
This is how easy a DeM trade still works …
Mitch, Fournier, 2 picks and a 2nd rd pick.
DeM and Drummond to Knicks
Easy peasy ….
If you can’t see DeM starting. And Donte as sixth man. Grimes, Hart, Achiuwa, Drummond, Sims, McBride, Flynn. On bench.
Then you just don’t get it.
I don’t care what Knicks think. I know this can work. Considering DeM should be available. It’s just elementary to me.
We all Knicks will finally go big trade. Now or next yr. I just see it now. Feb 8
@AL. I love that trade proposal. Let’s make it happen. Knicks should have signed DeM instead of Fournier
Time to call Omari Spelman