Three-time NBA All-Star Julius Randle intends to sign a new three-year, $100 million deal to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday.
The deal includes a player option for the 2027-28 season.
Wolves officials and Randle’s agents, Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann of CAA, have been ironing out details of this new deal. Minnesota has now locked in Randle and Naz Reid over the last several days.
Randle landed in Minnesota last summer after a stunning trade that sent former Timberwolves franchise star Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks.
Randle, 30, struggled to start his debut season in Minnesota but hit the ground running after returning from an adductor strain on March 2. He averaged 18.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists while shooting 52.3% from the field and 39.8% from 3 over the last two months of the season.
He carried that strong play into the playoffs, averaging postseason career-highs across the board and helping Minnesota to its second straight Western Conference finals.
Randle will be heading into his 12th NBA season after he was drafted No. 7 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014. He has career averages of 19 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
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