Julius Randle's wife has broken her silence since the blockbuster Karl Anthony-Towns trade went down last week.
That is, Towns is heading to New York City, while Randle is heading to Minnesota.
Kendra Randle took to TikTok to express the effect this has had on her and the family, while mentioning that as soon as the news broke about the trade, they took a flight to Minneapolis to go house-hunting, while also looking for schools for their kids.
Kendra Randle says she and her family were ready to leave New York, and calls Minnesota ‘gorgeous’
“When we heard Minnesota, it was pretty shocking. Although we were so ready to leave New York, living in a condo with two kids is so hard.”
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 2, 2024
"It is pretty hectic," she said. "I'm really grateful that it's actually not in the middle of the season, like, before the tradeline, or whatever. But, it has been pretty crazy for our first time and unexpected."
Mrs. Randle also noted that they think this will be a good change of scenery, as both her and her husband are not used to big cities, since she is from Kentucky and he is from Texas. To note, Randle, who was drafted by the Lakers, also spent four seasons in Los Angeles (2014-18).
"Living in a condo with two kids is so hard," she said about living in New York. "I don't care what anyone else says. It was a great experience but we were already looking to move outside the city. It was just getting so hard and overwhelming for us."
Furthermore, Kendra noted the hardest part being that their oldest boy, seven-year-old Kyden has to say goodbye to his friends and school. Nevertheless, they think it will be a great fresh start as Julius will join an up-and-coming Timberwolves team, that just made a Western Conference Finals appearance last season.
In view of the five seasons Randle spent with the Knicks, he averaged 22.6 points (45% FG; 33.8% 3PT), 9.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists.
Julius Randle's wife, Kendra on IG:
"NEW YORK! Thank you for an amazing 5 years. You embraced our family and made living in New York so much easier and so much fun. I'm so grateful Kyden got to grow up in the garden and we got that experience as a family. Although we were going… pic.twitter.com/PQXxLO45Wg
— Knicks Union 🗽 (@knicks_union) October 1, 2024
The projected starting lineup for the Timberwolves, without KAT, will include: Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert, and Julius Randle, with newly acquired Donte Divincenzo and 2023-24 NBA sixth man, Naz Reid, both coming off the bench.
Related: Report: Knicks Never Reached Consensus On Decision To Trade Julius Randle
