It will be interesting to see if/when Julius Randle gets traded this offseason, and how much trade value he seemingly has. Sure, he’s still productive, but he doesn’t seem like a seamless fit in most places and is coming off a terrible postseason. He’ll also turn 32 years old early next season.
With that being said, the Minnesota Timberwolves shouldn’t just trade him in any deal that is presented to them.
On Friday, Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report listed his top landing spots and trade packages for Washington Wizards big man Anthony Davis. One of the teams listed is the Timberwolves. While I’m all for trading Randle in the right deal, the one listed for AD just isn’t it.
The trade that Hughes presents between the Wolves and Wizards would see Minnesota send Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Joan Beringer, and the rights to the 28th pick in this month’s draft to Washington in exchange for Davis.
Proposed trade just isn’t it for the Wolves
Say what you want about Randle, but he appeared in each of the first 79 games of the regular season this year. NBA fans are well aware of the injury history that Davis has gone through in his career.
The 14-year veteran has appeared in more than 56 games just once in the last six years and only played 20 in 2025-26. AD didn’t play in a single game after joining the Wizards on February 5 in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks.
He’s also 33 years old. Trading four players for just Davis would put a dent in their depth, even if DiVincenzo is expected to miss the majority of next season with a torn Achilles. If you’re going to deal Beringer, the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, who doesn’t turn 20 until March 11, then Minnesota should get a more reliable player than Davis.
The fit on the court for the Timberwolves wouldn’t be perfect either.
While Randle hasn’t been a great 3-point shooter, he’s at least a threat to put them up and make them at times. Davis attempts them on occasion, but he hasn’t shot even better than 30 percent from deep since 2019-20. Pairing him in the frontcourt with Rudy Gobert would certainly cause spacing issues. Gobert would likely be traded, too, but then the only reliable bigs on the roster would be an injury-prone Davis and Naz Reid.
Trading Randle would probably be wise. Trading him (and others) for an injury-plagued player entering his mid-30s wouldn’t be.
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