“He means a lot. He’s an alpha male, he stands out. When he plays like that, we’re hard to beat,” said Anthony Edwards about Julius Randle after his team’s Game 2 win against the Golden State Warriors. When he was traded to Minnesota, questions were raised over just how effective the player would be on the floor.
After all, his tenure with the Knicks saw the player not being so efficient on the scoring and defensive front. Fortunately, as Chris Finch also highlighted, Randle’s characteristic as a “consummate” worker brought not only new motivation to Anthony Edwards but also a new life to the team in a way that Karl-Anthony Towns couldn’t have. Now, the player added another feat to shut down any people who still believed his trade to the Timberwolves wasn’t beneficial.
In the aftermath of the Timberwolves’ Game 3 win, it was reported that Julius Randle has now become the first Timberwolves player, since Kevin Garnett, to record a triple-double in the playoffs—a feat that was recorded in 2004. Yes, a feat that not even Anthony Edwards or Karl-Anthony Towns came close to touching, even though both have managed to do it in the regular season.
The most interesting part about all this: Anthony Edwards did not even realize that his teammate recorded that triple-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Julius Randle is the first Timberwolves player since Kevin Garnett to record a triple-double in the playoffs.
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) May 11, 2025
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