MILWAUKEE — It was just a few months ago that Julius Randle, in the wake of a season in which he ascended to heights his career had only hinted at, decided to sign a four-year extension with the New York Knicks immediately, passing up the opportunity to cash in on a contract extension worth more than $80 million more.
The leader of a team that turned around in 2020-21 largely because of his play and the arrival of Tom Thibodeau as coach, Randle was all in. Since then, he has seen the Knicks struggle through a dismal season and get targeted for criticism. Much of it has been directed toward him.
But standing in the catacombs of Fiserv Forum on Friday morning, Randle insisted he would not change a thing and has no intention of bailing on his commitment to the Knicks.
