Wade: Both the Lakers and the Knicks gave up Randle, but he was respected in the Timberwolves

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade recently spoke about Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle in an interview. It seems that Wade is very sure of Randall's performance, and he said: I must give Randall respect because he is the kind of player who never admits defeat. Before, everyone was always belittled him and disliked his performance. No matter where they were, they always wanted to send Randall away. When he was sent to Minnesota before, everyone thought he had been swept out and his career might have been over.

Wade continued: Randle was abandoned by the Los Angeles Lakers before, and was abandoned by the New York Knicks last summer, and now he is here again. I am very happy that he can show his value here now, and it all goes back to the kind of energy Anthony Edwards brings to the team as the team leader because he can fill everyone around him with energy. You can see that everything around Randall and everyone around him are supporting him, which also allows him to be himself and he doesn't need to imitate anyone anymore. Everyone used to want him to be like someone else, but now he is Julius Randle.

In the NBA regular season this season, Randall made a total of 69 appearances in 82 games, averaging 32.3 minutes per game, averaging 18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 2.8 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. He shot 48.5%, three-point shooting percentage 34.4%, and free throw shooting percentage 80.6%. In the playoffs, Randall has been playing 36.5 minutes so far in the first 13 games, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. He shot 51% from the field, 37.7% from three-pointers and 89.4% from free throws.

Randle's performance this season is quite good. He has shown super scoring ability on the offensive end, he also has good passing ability and support ability, and his performance in the playoffs has improved significantly compared to the regular season. The Timberwolves' ability to achieve such an excellent record this season is also closely related to Randall's series of performances. As Wade said, Randall did make a transformation in his ability after joining the Timberwolves, and his performance was indeed far beyond everyone's expectations. Although he was abandoned by the Lakers and the Knicks one after another, Randall finally found his position in the Timberwolves and played his value.