\n<\/aside>\nIs this Julius Randle\u2019s big audition to be part of \u201cAll the Kings\u2019 Men\u201d? And De\u2019Aaron Fox\u2019s Garden tryout?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Kings visit Monday amid reports Sacramento is looking to wheel and deal with the same fervor as Leon Rose\u2019s Knicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s been reports Fox, the Kings\u2019 point guard, is on the block because his presence with 2020 lottery pick Tyerse Haliburton is a redundancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Knicks GM Scott Perry drafted Fox during his short stint in Sacramento after being fired by Orlando. Perry considers the Fox pick one of his top draft moves, according to a source.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Knicks executive William Wesley has been embedded in the Kentucky program for years. Fox and Randle both attended Kentucky.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nobody knows how much power Perry wields any longer. Perry hasn\u2019t been on the road with the team since November. The only executive traveling with the Knicks since December is Wesley, who has topped Perry in the power structure under Rose.\u00a0<\/p>\nDe-Aaron Fox (left) and Julius Randle (right) could be dealt before the NBA\u2019s trade deadline.<\/figcaption>Getty, AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWith Kemba Walker\u2019s knees and performances shaky, the Knicks can desperately use the fleet Fox, who is averaging 21 points and 5.2 assists but shooting just 21.4 percent from 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Kings (18-33) might be able to employ Randle, the 2020-21 All-Star power forward who has taken a step back this season. Randle still is plowing to the basket in bullish fashion but has lost his jump shot, decision-making and energy on defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t<\/aside>\nDays after the Knicks added Cam Reddish in a trade to stockpile another asset, The Post reported everything is on the table for the club, including dealing Randle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rose, who hasn\u2019t spoken to the media since September, may realize Randle\u2019s handling of the recent adversity that came after he gave a thumbs-down gesture to the Garden crowd demonstrates he doesn\u2019t have the fortitude to be the face of the Knicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to an NBA source, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has admitted to associates he\u2019s had more trouble getting Randle to play with a selflessness this season than during last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some in the organization believe Randle\u2019s signing the $117 million contract extension has made him feel he\u2019s got to do more scoring to live up to the pact.\u00a0<\/p>\nTom Thibodeau has not been able to get through to Julius Randle. <\/figcaption>Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRandle\u2019s timing has looked off this month. He\u2019s scored in single digits in three games in January. He\u2019s been accused of being disengaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s video circulating on social media showing Randle walking away from fallen teammates \u2014 Obi Toppin in Milwaukee on Friday and Mitchell Robinson against Detroit last month \u2014 instead of extending a hand to pick them up. Each video shows other Knicks teammates arriving to lift Toppin and Robinson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also, during a timeout against the Clippers a week ago at the Garden, Randle was still in the game but not in the huddle, strolling over to have a word with his wife, Kendra, seated behind the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\nDe\u2019Aaron Fox<\/figcaption>NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThibodeau has been extremely positive in pumping up Randle to the press, even though his best friend, Jeff Van Gundy, made innuendos on the national telecast of Wednesday\u2019s game with Miami that last season\u2019s Most Improved Player wasn\u2019t showing the same grit as the bench players.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thibodeau said after Sunday\u2019s practice no changes will be made to the starting lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Randle played poorly on the 0-3 road trip to Cleveland, Miami and Milwaukee, where he scored nine points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWork your way through it. There\u2019s a lot of good plays he made in the Milwaukee game,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to measure him on just scoring points. There\u2019s the rebounding, passing, team defense, individual defense, leading us through adversity. He\u2019s going to get a lot of attention because of who he is. We have to work through it as a team. It\u2019s how can we help each other.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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