Julius Randle confident Nets can exceed low expectations in NYC return

Julius Randle meets with the media after visiting The Brooklyn Basketball Training Center for their Back to School Clinic on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Brooklyn, NY.Julius Randle wasn’t kidding when he told rookie Mikel Brown Jr. that the Nets plan to “shock the world” this season. “Exactly that,” Randle said Saturday when asked what he meant. The optics — including an over/under of 24.5 wins on BetMGM, a 20-62 record last season, an influx of