The feeling between coach and player is mutual. Finch said Randle was a “joy to coach” in their prior experience together.

Julius Randle said he was shocked when he learned last weekend that the New York Knicks traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle had become an All-Star in his five seasons with the Knicks, and although he missed New York's playoff run last season because of a shoulder injury,

Minnesota sure is nice. It has four spectacular seasons, the people are mostly kind, there are countless parks and playgrounds, the lakes are great and the food