I mean, it depends on the asking price, but I find this really intriguing. If his shooting last year wasn’t a fluke, I could see Randle working really well as a third star behind the Jays, and he fits our timeline well. He’d also allow us to keep Smart as a starting PG given Randle’s passing and playmaking, leading to an incredibly lethal two-way starting lineup of Smart, Brown, Tatum, Randle, and Timelord.
And I think his down year this year is being a bit overblown. I think the issue is mainly that the league has now caught on to how good Randle is and adjusted appropriately. He’s clearly not good enough to be a true #1, and his surrounding cast isn’t exactly killing it. I think we’d see a much more efficient Randle here in Boston with less attention on him.
The other factor to consider is that - who else can we realistically get to support the Jays better than Randle? Beal seems to be out, and his fit was questionable anyways. Don’t really see anything else out there, so I’m all for this for the right price.
If we could do it with some combo of Horford, Nesmith, Romeo, and picks I say go for it. You’re a contender for the foreseeable future this way.
