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New Orleans Pelicans big man Julius Randle has fired back at Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter after Kanter said Zion Williamson is “Julius Randle with hops.” Randle recalls scoring 45 points the last time Kanter guarded him this past season. Randle put up 45 points on March 15 against the Blazers. Yo @EnesKanter last […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter has never been one to mince words and that trend continued on Wednesday when he was asked to talk about New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. During an appearance on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd, Kanter took a shot at Williamson, saying the high-flyer is “Julius […]

The New York Knicks are staying active in the offseason. According to a report from Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, the Knicks and Pelicans big man Julius Randle are believed to have “mutual interest.” Spears notes that the Knicks have interest in several big men, including Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. However, he […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ rising star Kyle Kuzma recently posted some cryptic tweets on Twitter after changing his avatar on the said social media platform to a picture of him guarding upcoming free agent Kyrie Irving. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson recently joined the fun, and now, it’s Julius Randle’s turn. 👀👀👀 https://t.co/pVw2PYH1fi — Julius Randle […]

The Dallas Mavericks reportedly don’t have Julius Randle high on their free agent wish list, according to Mike Fisher of 247 Sports. The Mavs were interested in signing Randle last season before the lefty joined the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-year deal. Randle declined his 2019-20 player option with the Pelicans. He’ll become an […]

Zion Williamson has drawn plenty of comparisons, despite being considered one of the very few generational talents that only come along every few years in the NBA. Those he’s compared to have very unique skills, as Draymond Green, Ben Simmons, Charles Barkley, Blake Griffin, and Julius Randle are the five players he’s drawn recent similarities […]

NBA icon and Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade thinks highly of Julius Randle, who declined his $9 million player option with the New Orleans Pelicans for next season. Wade, who announced his retirement during the 2018-19 campaign, says it’s time for Randle to get paid. Pay this man https://t.co/yN01ZmdUIe — DWade (@DwyaneWade) June 17, 2019 […]

With news recently emerging regarding New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle and his decision not to exercise the player option of his current deal for next season, the New York Knicks have reportedly shown interest in signing the 24-year-old. The Knicks have not had a good summer thus far, and according to Marc Berman of […]

Julius Randle signed a two-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans last offseason in free agency, but made sure to have a player option on the second year. Heading into the offseason, there were some wondering if Randle would hit free agency or stick around for one more season. Well, Randle has made his decision. […]

Julius Randle is interested in signing with the Phoenix Suns when he becomes a free agent this summer. Randle has a player option for next season, but the 24-year-old forward is expected to opt out and test the market in July. The former Kentucky standout will likely leave New Orleans, knowing that the Pelicans are […]

If the Indiana Pacers add a key free agent or two, they can make huge strides in the 2019-20 NBA season. Granted, this squad could’ve been NBA title contenders had leading scorer Victor Oladipo been around. Seven Pacers’ contracts expired at the end of the season. These include Thaddeus Young, Tyreke Evans, Bojan Bogdanovic, Darren […]

The summer free agency frenzy is just a few months away and though the NBA is in the midst of the postseason, one can’t help but get excited for the future of the league. That’s because the 2019 offseason promises to shake the very foundations of the league with a number of past and present […]

The last day of the NBA regular season is upon us. As always, the 82-game journey of the 2018-19 season was a wild ride with plenty of excitement and captivating storylines. Compared to those previous, player movement was ramped up this season, as we saw a lot of familiar faces in new jerseys. With almost […]

Julius Randle’s future was doomed likely from the start, despite having his best season yet in 2017-18, going from a third-string power forward to leapfrogging the likes of Larry Nance Jr. and Kyle Kuzma for the power forward starting spot. Yet the Los Angeles Lakers failed to even make him an offer as a restricted […]

The old times are usually the good times, or so they say. The Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling all year, and they will be missing the playoffs for the sixth straight season. But while most people are already looking forward this summer, when the team is expected to get a high pick in the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans just needed to inbound the ball, make their free throws and they had the game won. But a five-second call gifted the ball to the Phoenix Suns with 7.7 seconds remaining Saturday. Up three, the Pelicans elected not to foul, and they had to watch as Josh Jackson buried a game-tying […]

The New Orleans’s dreams of making the postseason are but an afterthought at this point, but that didn’t stop their players from playing like there’s no tomorrow. In New Orleans’ 122-110 loss on Friday to the Portland Trailblazers, power forward Julius Randle scored a career-high 45 points along with 10 rebounds to give the home […]

Julius Randle’s career night against the Portland Trail Blazers may have been wasted because they failed to get the win, but he remains very positive about everything. Randle finished with a career-high 46 points, to go along with 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals. However, it wasn’t enough to beat the Blazers […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James to a four-year, $153.3 million deal last summer, one of their main goals was to preserve cap space for next season, so they decided to let guys like Julius Randle, Brook Lopez, and Thomas Bryant go, and instead, decided to sign veterans like Michael Beasley to one-year […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers unofficially waving the white flag on their current season, the national media are now beginning to nitpick the team and the reasons behind their collapse. Bill Oram of The Athletic is pitting team president Magic Johnson against head coach Luke Walton and his coaching staff, reporting that Johnson refused to heed […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and power forward Julius Randle reportedly have mutual interest in getting a new deal done this summer, according to William Guillory of The Athletic. Randle signed a two-year, $17.7 million deal with the Pelicans last summer after spending the first four years of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 24-year-old […]

While the New Orleans Pelicans have explored potential deals involving power forward Julius Randle, it’s unlikely he’ll be moved before the Feb. 7 trade deadline, according to Will Guillory of The Atheltic. Randle has reportedly developed a strong bond with the team’s coaching and training staff, and there’s a good chance New Orleans could keep the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are still separately exploring trades for forwards Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic prior to Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. While the focus remains in trading Anthony Davis, the Pels are under no rush to move him and could well wait until the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans know they will not be able to retain Anthony Davis, as the All-Star forward has already requested a trade and also informed them he has no plans of re-signing with the franchise even if they offer him the supermax deal. The Pelicans are now planning to do a full rebuild that […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ fire sale has begun. Following the news that superstar Anthony Davis would like to continue his career playing for another NBA team, the Pelicans are now looking to deal other players for draft picks, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe on his latest podcast. Per @ZachLowe_NBA: New Orleans made Nikola Mirotic, Julius […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle found himself on the wrong side of a monster dunk by Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. in Friday night’s game between the two teams. Smith made a nice back cut at the top of the key and found himself with plenty of space to make a drive to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed former power forward Julius Randle back on Friday night. The New Orleans Pelicans were in town to face the Lakers, which meant that Randle would make his highly-anticipated return to Los Angeles to take on the team he was drafted by and played four years with. Randle came out solid […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle has only played a few games alongside new teammate Anthony Davis, but the 31 outings he has played alongside him have proven the best of his career — enough reason to entice him to finish his career playing next to The Brow. Randle and his teammates have been inundated […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have welcomed LeBron James with open arms this season. But is the team good enough to make a long run in the playoffs? Yes, but a championship is not in the cards. The reason for that is, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka made the wrong call by letting Julius Randle walk […]

Julius Randle is playing extremely well for the New Orleans Pelicans this season. He’s averaging 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 55.3 percent shooting from the field. The three-man big rotation with Randle, Nikola Mirotic and superstar Anthony Davis has given the Pelicans possibly the deepest and most versatile frontcourt […]

The New Orleans Pelicans take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, and the team is going to be without stretch forward Nikola Mirotic and power forward Julius Randle, something Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is not looking forward to. Both Mirotic and Randle are dealing with ankle sprains which will force them to […]

The Kentucky Wildcats destroyed the Utah Utes in college basketball Saturday, and New Orleans Pelicans big man Julius Randle is letting his pal, Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma, know all about it. Julius Randle played his college ball at Kentucky, while Kyle Kuzma starred at Utah. The two youngsters were teammates with the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were bracing for the loss of center DeMarcus Cousins last offseason. Communication was not there on a new deal, and with the big man coming off an injury, it was thought the Pelicans did not want to commit big money to a guy who may not be the same. Cousins ended […]

The Washington Wizards have come to a crucial part of their season, as management has now taken the kid gloves off and reportedly declared that no one is safe if the team chooses to go through with an early-season trade. That statement rang loud to the All-Star backcourt comprised of John Wall and Bradley Beal, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have yet to put out three of their best frontcourt players in one lineup, as talisman Anthony Davis, newly acquired forward Julius Randle and marksman Nikola Mirotic have not seen the floor together at any point during practice. “No. We haven’t. Not even in practice,” said Davis, according to Scott Kushner […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis played a big role in recruiting Julius Randle to The Big Easy in the offseason. After the Los Angeles Lakers renounced the free agent rights to Randle, Davis quickly reached out to Randle and told him to come to New Orleans. Davis’ pitch worked, as Randle signed a two-year, $18 […]

As the NBA pros work really hard and prepare on their game with the season opener just right around the corner, it means only one thing for every avid rabid NBA GM enthusiast, the time for fantasy basketball is once again upon us. With each fantasy team stocking up on each position, we look at […]

Julius Randle is already reaping the fruits of his decision to sign a two-year, $18 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, seeing the signs of a natural fit with a team that prioritizes ball movement. “This was the absolute best possible fit basketball-wise for me,” Randle told Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com. “One thing that […]