#1 Julius Randle

After the Knicks couldn't land Durant and/or Kyrie, they made sure to not miss out on a future All-Star and bagged Randle to a three-year, $63-million deal.

"The fan base(in NewYork) is starving for competition and wanting to win and I feel like all the guys that we have on the team bring an edge and an intensity," Randle said. "They just have a certain aura about them so I'm excited, it's going to be fun."
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The former Kentucky Wildcat stepped up to a whole new level as a player when he averaged 21.4 points and 8.7 boards per game, on 52% shooting from the floor during the recently ended season with the Pelicans.
The 24-year-old bruising power forward has proven that his ceiling is sky high, and given the right conditioning and freedom, he would be ready to be named amongst NBA's elite.
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