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Randle is expected to make his Nets debut in Tuesday's preseason opener against the Hornets, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reports.
Randle has been a full participant throughout training camp and will get his first opportunity to play alongside his new teammates Tuesday. Coach Jordi Fernandez has experimented with using Randle in several ways offensively, including as a ball handler, in dribble handoffs and as a playmaker out of the short roll.
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Nets' Julius Randle: Eyes bigger role in Brooklyn
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Randle said he's looking forward to playing alongside Michael Porter after Brooklyn acquired him this offseason, Sharif Phillips-Keaton of USA Today reports.
After acting as the top-scoring option for most of his Knicks tenure, Randle's usage took an expected dip over his last two years in Minnesota. He lost plenty of playmaking duties to Anthony Edwards with the Timberwolves, but Randle is now in line for a considerable bump in ball-handling responsibilities with the rebuilding Nets. The veteran forward figures to be a focal point of the offense alongside Porter in 2026-27, which should offer Randle plenty of upside in the middle rounds of fantasy drafts this fall.
