Julius Randle‘s performances during the season and in the playoffs did not please many Knicks fans who hoped for his departure from New York.
But former Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager turned ESPN NBA front office insider Bobby Marks warned them to be careful what they wish for.
“The thing is, you make one more bad move, those two games away from the Eastern Conference Finals would be two games in the play-in,” Marks said on KnicksFan TV.
Unless Randle is part of a blockbuster trade for a star to pair with Brunson, Marks isn’t keen on the idea of trading him just to get rid of him.
“You go out and have a crazy trade, and maybe it helps you in the short-term, but it sets you back in the long-term here, and I think you have to be careful about taking that kind of approach. It’s almost like I’m building a puzzle – once you take a couple of pieces off, suddenly, they just don’t fit here – so I’d just like to warn people to be careful with regards to kicking Julius out of goal and bringing back two players from role,” Marks added.