Acquiring Anthony Randolph in the David Lee sign-and-trade was somewhat of a coup by the Knicks, as Lee was on the way out anyways and Randolph, at age 21, has more value to the rebuilding club than Lee did. Randolph can play defense and is still young enough to improve on the other side of the ball, and put up 2.7 and 2.5 WARP seasons before he was old enough to legally drink. SCHOENE doesn't see any offensive progress this year, with an Offensive Rating that's just 0.2 points per 100 possessions higher than last season's below-average 105.4 mark, but it does project that his Defensive Rating will hold up—with a slight boost on both offense and defense and the same usage as last year, SCHOENE is expecting 6.3 WARP from Randolph, which coincidently isn't that much less than what is projected for Lee, now a Golden State Warrior.

When you consider Amar'e Stoudemire was signed to replace Lee as the starting center, and that the Knicks also picked up two other players in the Lee sign-and-trade, you have to give them credit for using a chip wisely and improving themselves in both the present day and future.

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