Fans of the New York Knicks are starting to get very nervous.
The team got off to a promising start this season and the fanbase was elated to see Jalen Brunson fitting into the team’s roster with ease and power.
But things are beginning to get rocky and it’s feeling eerily like old times again.
This all came to a head on Wednesday night when the Knicks gave up a 23-point second-quarter lead as if they were donating it to charity.
Lotta people are saying you need to trade Evan Fournier. I disagree. You can just bench him for now. Randle is the one you absolutely have to trade now.
— Joseph Flynn (@ChinaJoeFlynn) November 3, 2022
The Knicks ended up losing to the Atlanta Hawks, 112-99, and fans are hanging their heads low.
Two of the team’s stars, Evan Fournier and Julius Randle, were not playing well on Wednesday and that is why so many loyal Knicks followers are calling for one or both of them to be traded away.
Knick fanatic Joseph Flynn is not very happy at all and let his feelings be known on Twitter:
“Lotta people are saying you need to trade Evan Fournier. I disagree. You can just bench him for now. Randle is the one you absolutely have to trade now.”
This has been a request from fans before and it hasn’t happened.
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Randle was good for 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists on Wednesday and had a -10 rating on the floor.
As for Fournier, he only scored 3 points and 2 rebounds in 18 minutes.
Both of these players have gone through rough patches before but it seems like Randle has never come close to the heights he touched back in the 2020-21 season.
As for Fournier, he has proven to be more consistent, even with his occasional bad nights.
Fans want to trade Randle not only because he’s lacking on the court too often but also because his trade value will only diminish in the future.
They want to trade him away while they can still get something in return.
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