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Knicks Rumors: Reasons To Love Chasson Randle Signing

By Maxwell Ogden

Apr 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Chasson Randle (5) receives the most outstanding player award after the game against the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes in the championship game of the 2015 NIT college basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. Stanford Cardinal won 66-64 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Chasson Randle (5) receives the most outstanding player award after the game against the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes in the championship game of the 2015 NIT college basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. Stanford Cardinal won 66-64 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 1, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Chasson Randle (5) goes up for a layup in front of Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) and Ducks guard Casey Benson (2) during the second half at Maples Pavilion. Oregon won the game 73 to 70. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Chasson Randle (5) goes up for a layup in front of Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) and Ducks guard Casey Benson (2) during the second half at Maples Pavilion. Oregon won the game 73 to 70. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Athleticism

The most appealing aspect of the New York Knicks’ improvement is how much more athletic this team is than the 2015-16 squad. Teams don’t need to be explosive to win in the NBA, but New York was genuinely slow a season ago.

In the spirit of improving the team’s transition execution, the Knicks signed a player with highly above-average athleticism: Chasson Randle.

The Knicks have improved athletically by acquiring the likes of Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Courtney Lee, and Derrick Rose. Brandon Jennings is going to play his first full season since tearing his achilles tendon, however, and the results are unpredictable.

Even Rose has become limited in his explosiveness by the number of knee injuries that he’s sustained throughout his career.

When Randle takes the court, one of the most appealing traits he’ll provide is athleticism in the open floor. He can lead the fast break for Jeff Hornacek, thus helping New York push the pace and get easy buckets.

Randle isn’t as explosive as Rose once was, but his end-to-end speed and 39.5″ max vertical leap would make him a valuable transition asset.

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