Julius Randle is truly playing like a superstar. Across seven games, the Knick everyone has loved to hate since signing a $ 62 million 3-year contract in 2019 averaged 22.1 points on 50.9% shooting, including 40.7% on three, adding 11.4 rebounds and a whopping 7.4 assists per game.
During Monday’s win against Atlanta, he finished an assist before recording his second triple double in four games.
However, his 28 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists are still noteworthy. Since 2017, only 6 NBA players have put together a similar statistic: James Harden, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, DeMarcus Cousins, and Russell Westbrook. That’s all. These are the names of the players who have scored at least 28 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists in one game in the past three years. Amazing.
If the Knicks continue to get this kind of production from Randle, they will have to completely reevaluate his fit to the long-term roster.