With the Warriors desperately needing some help in their backcourt, former Stanford University product Chasson Randle is expected to provide some temporary relief.
On Sunday, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony broke the news that Randle, who has been competing in the Chinese Basketball Association, will be released from his contract and will sign with Golden State. The news comes courtesy of Randle’s agent, Darrell Comer.
According to Givony, Randle is one of many former NBA players whose careers and livelihoods have been put on hold due to the Coronavirus outbreak. As the disease has infected more than 87,000 people worldwide, it has had a significant impact on the Chinese economy, including its professional sports contests. The disease itself has disproportionately impacted China, as the epicenter of the crisis is Wuhan in the Hubei province.
The following comes from Givony’s report:
Randle was one of approximately 40 American players — which include former NBA players Jeremy Lin, Lance Stephenson, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and others — in limbo as the CBA has indefinitely suspended its league due to the coronavirus outbreak… The league is not expected to resume until early April, if at all…
Other prominent names included in the report are Jeremy Lin, Lance Stephenson and Tyler Hansbrough. If the resolution reached between Randle and his Chinese club are any indication, there might be an influx of other NBA-caliber talents soon hitting the NBA free agency market.
In the immediate future, though, the Warriors have someone they can turn to in the backcourt, and he’s a familiar face to those in touch with Bay Area hoops.
