It sucks,” Randle said. “I guess we’ll never know what could’ve been. I think the more unfortunate part is everything was a build, a constant build — I feel like all our teams overachieved year

In this deal, the Wolves acquire Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, and Bulls forward Dalen Terry. Chicago acquires Randle and future first and second round draft picks. Finally, Boston welcomes Bulls center Nikola Vucevic and forward Torrey Craig.

Julius Randle has been under fire for much of this season. That was easy to see coming. Randle was the immediate replacement for Karl-Anthony Towns, a pillar of the Timberwolves’ organization

Julius Randle has taken a lot of heat from Minnesota Timberwolves fans and NBA onlookers this season. The criticism is understandable. After all, the only thing that had changed in a starting lineup of a Timberwolves team that reached the Western Conference finals a season ago — at least until recently — was Randle,

Three teams that are expected to be active on the trade market are the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, and Charlotte Hornets. Perhaps there is a solution for all three teams to strike a deal with each other to get what they're looking for.