Knicks’ Julius Randle has gone from most improved player to mostly misfiring against Hawks

If nothing close to an all-star campaign was expected from Randle this season, even less was expected of the long-woeful Knicks. Instead, they went 41-31 and finished a stunning fourth in the Eastern Conference, and Randle joined Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Nikola Jokic, Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook as the only NBA players to average at least 24 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a full season. His value over replacement player mark jumped from 126th in the league last season at 0.9 to 3.8, good for ninth in the NBA.