Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Julius Randle has led an NBA career filled with peaks and valleys. His perspective could be a major factor as the Timberwolves look to get over the hump and reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Last month, shoppers at the Sam's Club in Shakopee, Minnesota, were in for a surprise. Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Julius Randle appeared for a 90-minute event on behalf of Dymatize. It marked the beginning of a powerful new partnership.

The final stretch of Julius Randle’s Knicks tenure, which ended last Oct. 2 with a stunning blockbuster trade to the Timberwolves, found the star forward in a vulnerable situation. “At the end of that time, I was kind of at my darkest moment,” Randle ...

On Monday night, Julius Randle notched his first regular-season triple-double as a Minnesota Timberwolf in a 125–109 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It’s a fitting exclamation point to what’s been an excellent seven-game stretch to open the season. Right now, Randle is playing the best basketball of his career.