Knicks core Randle's performance has declined significantly this season, and rumors about his departure are endless. Now that the Knicks have missed the playoffs early, Randle seems to have an iron heart to leave New York.
Recently, Randall was found to have deleted many photos of him during his time with the Knicks on his social media and had taken down all of the Knicks' players. Currently, Randall's social media only has a magazine photo of him and teammate Barrett related to the Knicks. The other photos are either Randall's group photo with Kobe Bryant during his time with the Lakers, or photos with his family.
Although this behavior does not fully indicate that Randall is leaving the Knicks, it at least shows that he is not happy with playing in the Knicks now.
In fact, Randle and the Knicks were still very happy last season. Last season, he played the best season of his career under Thibodeau. With a data explosion, he won the Fastest Improving Player Award, was named to the All-Star and All-Team (Second Team) for the first time, and his performance was highly recognized. Whether it was against the Lakers led by James and Davis (who were still defending champions at the time), or against the Nets with Durant, Harden and Irving at that time, or other teams, Randle has performed very well. Despite his sluggish playoff performances, Randle is still seen by the Knicks as the star of the house.
Last summer, the Knicks and Randle extended their contracts early, signing a four-year, $117 million top-salary contract. At that time, the Knicks were also eager for Randall to lead the team further this season, and Randle obviously had to have such expectations.
But this season, Randall's performance has fluctuated and has declined significantly compared to last season. On the offensive end, his performance is very unstable, there have been 40+10 performances in a single game, and there are many crazy times. With the Knicks' poor record, they also spread rumors that they were willing to trade any player on the team.
Now, Randall's unexpected behavior also shows that he is not happy in the Knicks, and will he be traded this summer? It has also become a matter of concern.