Julius Deion Randle is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. In his second season with the Knicks in 2020–21, he was a first-time NBA All-Star and was awarded the NBA Most Improved Player Award.
Julius Randle: Trade| Contract| Stats| Wife| Position
Trade:
Toppin, the eighth-overall pick in the 2020 draft, has averaged 14.8 minutes per game in his second NBA season. The reigning Slam Dunk champion also started two games this season when Randle was sidelined with COVID-19.
The 24-year-old Toppin has displayed his athletic ability when on the court, although he’s shooting just 23.6 percent from 3-point range. He also has struggled to make an impact on the defensive end.
Contract:
Randle decided to sign a four-year, $117 million deal, locking in his financial stability and giving the Knicks financial flexibility moving forward.
Julius Randle signed a 3 year / $62,100,000 contract with the New York Knicks, including $56,700,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $20,700,000. In 2021-22, Randle will earn a base salary of $19,800,000, while carrying a cap hit of $21,780,000 and a dead cap value of $19,800,000.
| Contract: | 3 yr(s) / $62,100,000 |
| Average Salary: | $20,700,000 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $40,900,000 |
| Signed Using: | Free Agent/Cap Space |
| Free Agent: | 2022 / UFA |
Stats:
|
Game
|
Min
|
Pts
|
FG
|
Reb
|
Ast
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
28
|
5
|
1-9
|
13
|
4
|
|
|
31
|
20
|
7-18
|
7
|
5
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
35
|
13
|
6-21
|
11
|
3
|
|
|
39
|
18
|
6-22
|
17
|
4
|
|
|
34
|
20
|
5-18
|
9
|
7
|
|
|
37
|
26
|
9-17
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
40
|
36
|
11-27
|
12
|
6
|
|
Regular season
|
35.3
|
20.1
|
41.1
|
10.0
|
5.1
|
|
Year
|
Team
|
GP
|
Min
|
Pts
|
FG%
|
Reb
|
Ast
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
71
|
35.3
|
20.1
|
41.1
|
10.0
|
5.1
|
|
|
2020
|
71
|
37.6
|
24.1
|
45.6
|
10.2
|
6.0
|
|
|
2019
|
64
|
32.5
|
19.5
|
46.0
|
9.7
|
3.1
|
|
|
2018
|
73
|
30.6
|
21.4
|
52.4
|
8.7
|
3.1
|
|
|
2017
|
82
|
26.7
|
16.1
|
55.8
|
8.0
|
2.6
|
|
|
2016
|
74
|
28.8
|
13.2
|
48.8
|
8.6
|
3.6
|
|
|
2015
|
81
|
28.2
|
11.3
|
42.9
|
10.2
|
1.8
|
|
|
2014
|
1
|
14.0
|
2.0
|
33.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
|
Career
|
|
517
|
31.2
|
17.7
|
47.2
|
9.3
|
3.5
|
Wife:
Kendra Shaw
m. 2017
The pair first met at the University of Kentucky, where they both were getting their respective degree.
They started dating and grew closer each day. They also went on a holiday to Greece where Julius proposed to Kendra with a ring in June 2016.
Position:
In his only season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, Randle was named a third-team All-American. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick.
In his regular season debut, Randle broke his right leg and missed the remainder of his rookie season. After four years with the Lakers, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans before joining the Knicks after one season.
