1 contract every NBA team would want back
By Ian Levy
New York Knicks: Julius Randle
Randle has been a phenomenal regular season player and a huge piece of the resurgent Knicks and their two postseason appearances in three seasons. He’s also been an epic disaster in the playoffs and it’s clear his offensive limitations could put something of a ceiling on the Knicks’ aspirations of leaping into championship contention.
The Knicks signed him to a four-year, $117 million extension in August of 2021 and he’s under contract for the next three seasons with the largest cap hit on the team, roughly $30 million per season. With his unique combination of strengths and weaknesses and weighty contract, there’s almost no way they can trade him which means they’re probably doomed to play out the repercussions of this decision until the summer of 2026.