[The Strickland] What Julius Randle must become in this next stage of his career (2022)

I recall reading this article from 2022 a few years ago and I thought it was very interesting. It's about the many different roles that Julius Randle has played throughout his career.

What caught my attention is that Julius played as more of a wing than a power forward during his time with the New York Knicks. This is important, because Randle is viewed as a neutral or negative asset and is unlikely to be sought after by the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential Giannis trade.

If the Wolves needed to trade both Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid to get a deal done with the Bucks, they might be able to make the fit work. Randle would revert back to a wing player like he was in New York with Giannis at power forward.

Just imagine the amount of bully ball Minnesota could play with Ant, Julius, Giannis, and Rudy on the court at the same time. That lineup would be too physically imposing for any team to slow down.

Granted, the spacing would be highly questionable, but there is precedent for it. Minnesota would be leaning into the triple big lineups once again. Instead of Rudy, KAT, and Jaden it would be Rudy, Giannis, and Julius.

I don't think the idea of keeping Julius is very popular on this subreddit, so this post may be downvoted to oblivion and met with skepticism. Then again, not many people thought a KAT/Rudy or a Julius/Rudy frontcourt would work either.

Let me close this out by asking you all a question. If the only way to get Giannis was to trade both Jaden and Naz while playing Julius at SF, would you still do it? Me personally, I am willing to take that risk.