Dear Julius Randle,
Writing this is admittedly bittersweet, even if it makes sense for basketball reasons. The Knicks trading for Karl-Anthony Towns is near “But it’s Zava” territory for basketball. He wasn’t going to come cheap.
And yet, it’s hard to not feel sad about this trade. You talked about wanting to retire with the New York Knicks and were sincere about it. Not like Dwight Howard stringing the Orlando Magic along for over a year before being traded to the Lakers. No, your love for us and our city was real.