Author: Matthew Moreno / Source: Lakers Nation
To say Julius Randle enjoyed a rollercoaster of a career with the Los Angeles Lakers would probably be putting it mildly. Randle suffered a broken leg 14 minutes into his rookie season and didn’t play again that year.
He then took a backseat to Kobe Bryant the following season as the Lakers icon went on a farewell tour.
Randle solidified a starting job during the 2016-17 campaign but was relegated back to the bench the following season, leading to moments of tension with Lakers head coach Luke Walton.Randle was also frustrated by the Lakers not offering him a contract extension prior to last season’s deadline to do so. He went into the summer a restricted free agent but asked to have his rights renounced and immediately signed with the New Orleans Pelicans upon the Lakers granting his request.
Randle would go on to call his final season with the team…
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