Julius Randle Reflects on His Transition to Minnesota: ‘I’ve Been Blown Away’

Randle was traded to the Wolves in a massive deal that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York Julius Randle has been ‘blown away’ by Minnesota since leaving New York.

“Just going out; I’ve been seeking out homes and going to the neighborhoods and seeing the difference. I’m simply used to downtown and a lodge and that’s it. But just getting out, seeing the town. Just seeing the whole lot—the lake—it’s been remarkable. I absolutely failed to realize what to anticipate,” Randle told Twin Cities media on Monday. “I just knew it became cold. But it is beautiful here.

I’m from Texas; I’m used to having area and land and all those exceptional types of things, being exterior, and sports. You get all of that right here. I’ve been blown away, so I’m excited to be here.”Randle was a part of a huge package that noticed Karl-Anthony Towns swapped to the Knicks for the 29-year-old vintage huge man, along with Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and a draft pick-out. The exchange became finalized simply 20 days before the crew’s season opener and simply days ahead of the preseason opener.

On how he’s transitioning to a crew that is expected to compete close to the top of the West, Randle said, “It’s been precise. I’ve been playing it. Practices had been high-power, which I love. It’s great competitive. It’s been good; I’m enjoying it.”

In sizing up what the whirlwind has been in the last week, this has been Randle’s answer: “That’s still there but it slows down once you start hooping and get on the court with the guys.” While he did say that he incorporated everything outside the court, searching for a home and settling his family is “still a blur.”.

There’s so much you can do and it was especially much harder for me because my son was already in school. So just transitioning him out of there, getting him here, all of a sudden he has this incredible regiment of students, ready to go to work. Finding a home. Well, I just started learning the area,” added Randle. For the time that I have been out here, the food has been great. I’ve had some great food. So that’s been good. That was it: “Just getting adjusted to everything.”

Randle also offered some outside opinion on how the Wolves are perceived on a national level after the team made it to the Western Conference finals last season led by another dynamic scorer in Ant Edwards.

This is a place about which I could not have known much, even when I have not been working here.” I just thought of racing against them. A very hard-working group that fits very well together on the field. Ant, obviously, was a beast. Then you add Rudy and all those guys. To be honest, I wasn’t really aware of much from the organisation point of view or just the city as a whole in general,” Randle said. Specifically, I have been amazed since coming here.

I’ve been amazed. I’ve been blown away. Not only the organization but Tim [Connelly], Chris Finch, and those guys and how they involved me—but the city as well. It’s a beautiful city. It’s an amazing city. Saw lots of good food; the neighborhoods and suburbs I heard are so wonderful. I like it; this is more like me.