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.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off an ugly 104-97 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was another game where every player other than Anthony Edwards struggled. There have been consistency issues across the board in Minnesota.

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,

In the aftermath of his first game against the Knicks this season, Julius Randle spoke candidly about the trade that altered his career. Looking back, Randle said that it "sucks" not to know what he could have accomplished with the Knicks.