{"id":316167,"date":"2026-08-07T17:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316167\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:30:43","slug":"brooklyn-nets-need-julius-randle-to-improve-in-key-area-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316167\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Need Julius Randle to Improve in Key Area Next Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8x\">The Brooklyn Nets\u2019 newest star will be looking to help turn things around, and a key area of his game could be the difference-maker.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">This offseason has been chaotic around the league, and Brooklyn has been no stranger to the fun, acquiring Julius Randle in a three-team deal back in June. After spending the past two years in Minnesota, Randle joins a young Nets team with hopes of securing their first postseason appearance since 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"93\">While things won\u2019t be easy for the Nets for a number of reasons next season, getting through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/how-eastern-conference-depth-could-boost-brooklyn-nets-playoff-chances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">deep Eastern Conference<\/a> could become a bit easier if Randle can make a key change. While Randle is best known for his bully ball, he\u2019s more than willing to put up shots from the perimeter, and Brooklyn will need him to knock those down at a higher clip in 2027.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"96\">Last season, Randle had a rough season shooting from beyond the arc, knocking down only 31.5% of his 4.4 attempts per game. Although Randle\u2019s career mark of 33.2% should keep the Nets\u2019 expectations reasonable, he\u2019s also had some legitimately good shooting years, nailing a career-best 41.1% from deep in 2020-21.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"99\">As one of the leaders of the team next season, Randle\u2019s outside shooting will be a weapon that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/nets-gm-sean-marks-explains-what-has-to-happen-before-brooklyn-makes-a-big-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brooklyn <\/a>may have to rely on from time to time. Outside of his 2021 season, Randle\u2019s next best shooting years have all come around the 34% mark, which is below last season\u2019s league average of 36%.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9c\">Considering Randle\u2019s poor shooting throughout his career, the Nets getting a league average season from him would be huge. Although getting an increase in 3-point efficiency may not be a key issue for most teams, Randle is joining a Nets team that finished dead last in 3-point shooting last season at just 34%.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9f\">Despite the poor percentage, Jordi Fernandez still consistently encouraged his team to fire from beyond the arc, with the Nets finishing 11th in 3-point attempts. With that in mind, Randle\u2019s career percentages shouldn\u2019t prevent him from putting shots up, which could be a blessing or a curse for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/the-nets-have-a-terance-mann-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brooklyn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9i\">Randle is sure to be a positive impact player for the Nets in many areas and will be a driving force in any postseason push the Nets may make. However, if he can\u2019t find a rhythm from beyond the arc and deliver a better percentage than last season, it could be a rough 82 games for the new Net.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets\u2019 newest star will be looking to help turn things around, and a key area of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-316167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}