Lose your marbles! 313 million in 5 years! This team is rich, but not stupid

Basketball Teaching Forum

2024-08-05 12:29Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

On August 5, Beijing time, starting today, Knicks player Randle has the qualification for an early contract extension. If his contract is renewed this offseason, Randle could get up to a four-year, $181.5 million early contract extension. If he waits until next offseason to renew his contract, Randle could sign up to five years with a $313 million supercap salary.

For comparison, this offseason, Brunson is eligible to sign a four-year, $156.5 million early contract extension. By next summer, Brunson is eligible to sign a five-year, $269 million contract. Brunson decisively chose to renew his contract with the team for four years and $156.5 million. The Knicks were also happy, saving $113 million.

Brunson played in the playoffs and became the centerpiece of the Knicks. Randle pulled his hip in the previous playoffs and missed again in this year's playoffs due to injury. The Knicks are rich, but not stupid enough to give him a top salary. What's more, this summer, the Knicks renewed Anunoby for 5 years and 215 million, and whether Randle can stay with the team is a question mark.

Randle has two years and $60 million remaining on his current contract, with a player option for next season. Former Knicks general manager Scott Perry advised Knicks to re-sign Randle: "The Knicks should definitely sign Randle to a contract extension. We lacked a second scoring point in the playoffs. When Brunson was caught and targeted, someone needed to share the pressure on him. ”

On Jan. 28 of this year, Randle suffered a dislocated right shoulder against the Heat. He initially did not want to undergo surgery and was treated conservatively. As a result, in early April, Randle injured his shoulder again while training, and had to choose between surgery and a season reimbursement. In the 2023-24 season, Randle played only 46 regular-season games and missed all of the playoffs.

Randle averaged 35.4 minutes per game, scoring 24 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.3 blocks and 3.5 turnovers while shooting 47.2%, 31.1% and 78.1% from three. The average rebounds per game is the lowest in the past five years, and the average turnovers per game is the highest in his career. In addition, Randle's true shooting percentage of 56.9% is 196th in the league, which is about the same as Van Jordan.

In the 2022-23 season, Randle played 77 regular season games, averaging 35.5 minutes per game, scoring 25.1 points, 10 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 2.8 turnovers, shooting 45.9%, 34.3%, 75.7% from three.

In the 2023 playoffs, Randle averaged 16.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.5 steals and 3.5 turnovers per game, shooting 37.4%, 25.8%, and 70.9% from three. Compared to the regular season, his stats have dropped across the board.

Looking further back, in the 2021-22 season, Randle played 72 regular season games, averaging 20.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.4 turnovers per game, shooting 41.1%, 30.8% and 75.6% from three.

In the 2020-21 season, Randle played 71 regular season games, averaging 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3.4 turnovers per game, shooting 45.6%, 41.1% and 81.1% from three, and won the Most Improved Player Award!

In the 2021 playoffs, Randle averaged 18 points, 11.6 points, 4 assists and 4.6 turnovers per game, shooting 29.8% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. He played in just two playoff games in his career, shooting 34.4 percent from the field and 28.3 percent from three-point range. Final question: Do you think the Knicks should trade Randle?

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