Exactly a year prior to his long-awaited MSG return, the highest mark of Julius Randle’s tenure was taking shape.

Karl-Anthony Towns likely is the player the Knicks can least do without, especially with Mitchell Robinson still unable to practice.

The harsher penalties for teams that spent aggressively are impacting the present and futures of two former All-Stars — and their teams.

Even when the Timberwolves look like they're figuring it out with seven wins in 10 games, they revealed themselves as an unserious basketball team when they trailed the Warriors 34-12 after one quarter Wednesday night and wound up losing 116-115. It was the latest speed bump in a season full of inconsistencies.

The 21-19 Minnesota Timberwolves have struggled to get on the same page at times after making a monstrous offseason trade that brought in Julius Randle

Timberwolves forward Julius Randle made his anticipated return to Madison Square Garden on Friday and reflected on his impactful five-year tenure with the Knicks.

Knicks fans left little doubt about their feelings for Julius Randle ... blockbuster that brought back superstar center Karl-Anthony Towns. Randle played a secondary role in the Timberwolves ...

Friday night marked Randle’s first game back at Madison Square Garden since the Knicks traded him and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the three-team blockbuster that brought center Karl-Anthony Towns to New York.

Kentucky set an NBA record for number of All-Stars in last year’s game. The Wildcats should be represented well again this year.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle appears to be frustrated, and this could mark the beginning of the end of his time in Minnesota.

By conventional means, the New York Knicks had a handle on former compatriot Julius Randle. His new boss Chris Finch, however, appeared to think otherwise. Rand