3. Defensive Potential
Chasson Randle is the type of player who’s ready and willing to do whatever it is that his team asks of him. He’s calm, cool, and collected under pressure and has a team-first mentality that’s endeared him to his former—and future?—New York Knicks teammates.
That mentality plays a defining role in what make Randle such an intriguing player: he has the potential to play at an exceptional level defensively.
Randle stands at 6’2″ and a muscular 180 pounds with an impressive 6’7″ wingspan. His strength and length enable him to keep slashing guards in front of him, as well as shooters within arm’s reach for a quality shot contest.
Considering the Knicks currently rank dead last in points allowed per 100 possessions, it stands to reason that New York needs all the defensive help it can get.
Beyond the physical tools is the fact that Randle has active hands and a willingness to defend. If he’s assigned by Jeff Hornacek to be one of the Knicks’ top defenders, then he has the physical gifts and mental fortitude to become exactly that.
Randle isn’t exactly an elite defensive player, but he has the tools to be a Patrick Beverley-like player on that end of the floor.