Julius Randle is the ultimate family man — married when he was 22 and dedicated to his wife, Kendra, and their 3-year-old son, Kyden, whose image is tattooed on his arm.

Sources close to the Knicks forward indicated Kobe Bryant, his Lakers teammate during his first two seasons in the NBA, was instrumental in helping him grow as a husband and father at a young age.

Bryant also married at 22, to Vanessa, whom he met when she was in high school. They had four girls — one of whom died with him in Sunday’s unthinkable helicopter crash in Southern California.

Bryant has been saluted as superstar father and ballplayer — something Randle saw firsthand after he was a one-and-done at Kentucky. Randle and Bryant were still in touch, according to sources.

“Kobe and his wife were very important to Julius and Kendra during their time in LA,’’ a Randle confidant said. “He got to learn from the best. He was an idol turned mentor and teammate.’’

Randle played Sunday’s game against the Nets with the message “Goat 24 Rest Easy Bro” on his sneakers. Randle had spoken to coach Mike Miller before the game about not playing, but decided to suit up.

While Kyrie Irving, who was close to Bryant, left the arena before the game, Randle plowed on, scored 22 points with 15 rebounds in the 110-97 victory, though he couldn’t speak to reporters afterward.

Always waiting by his locker for the media after each game, win or lose, Randle was gone by the time the writers and cameras arrived.

Randle married his college sweetheart and his devotion to Kendra and their son has made its mark on his teammates. In a Thanksgiving story, Randle told The Post:

“You never really plan when you’re going to get married. It was more about the individual. My wife was the perfect individual for me. I didn’t see any point in waiting.”

In a Vertical podcast in 2017, Randle talked about keeping in contact with Bryant, who still offered him tips. Randle lives in Los Angeles in the offseason.

“I still talk to Kob’ to this day,” Randle said. “I remember we were about to play a team, and he knew a guy really well on the team and played with him. I’m like ‘What’s some of this guy’s weaknesses or what does he not like?’ and he told me.”

“He’ll text me or talk to me, whether it’s congratulating me on my baby or going to Orange County to work out with him,’’ Randle added. “He’s open, he’s still there, he’s still available.

“I think for me, that was bigger than anything because I knew he physically couldn’t do it [in his last season]. He was at the end of his career and he couldn’t do it, and he couldn’t practice, and he couldn’t show us as much as he used to be able to.”

Randle, the Lakers’ lottery pick in 2014, said he got the most from Bryant when Randle was a struggling rookie.

“[Kobe and I] were working out and I wasn’t doing something right, and he was like, ‘You got to do it right, right now,’’ Randle recalled on that podcast. “You got to go through the pain, go through the fatigue, all of that right now. You got to fight through it right now, because when the lights come on, Michael Jackson doesn’t sweat while he’s performing. Michael Jackson’s not breathing hard when he’s performing. He’s doing all of that before, he’s doing all of that in his preparation and his work so when the lights come on he’s ready and it’s second nature.”

Bryant was once quoted during Randle’s rookie year as saying: “He can do everything. He can rebound, he can post, he can push the ball, he can pass.”

After a rough, turnover-prone start as the Knicks’ $63 million free-agent prize, Randle has turned it around, particularly since the coaching change to Miller from David Fizdale. He’s averaging 18.9 points and 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Miller called off Monday’s practice out of respect for the players still digesting Bryant’s death. The team met at the airport and flew to Charlotte, N.C., home of the franchise that drafted Bryant in 1996 before being forced to trade him to the Lakers. The Knicks face the Hornets, owned by Michael Jordan, Tuesday.

After their win over the Nets on Sunday, the players were still emotionally coming to grips with Bryant’s death at age 41.

Marcus Morris, 30, felt an extra attachment as both grew up in the Philadelphia area and he attended some of Bryant’s games at Lower Merion (Pa.) High School as a kid.

“Kobe was an icon,’’ Morris said. “He was someone that growing up as a kid you always mirrored and you always wanted to be like. The aura he gave off was just greatness.’’

Taj Gibson got to know Bryant when he played at USC.

“Thank you for being the GOAT,’’ Gibson said. “Thank you for being the true definition of a superstar, for paving the way for guys like myself. Even before I got to the league, while at USC, he was always supportive, a first-class kind of guy. When I saw him, I would always pick his mind about the game. No matter who you were he would give you the same love. It feels like we just lost a superhero.’’