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Julius Randle might not have signed a max deal or a long-term one heading into a juicy 2018 free agency period, but the sturdy power forward landed in his dream scenario, even if he didn’t know it yet. “If you ask every [NBA] player if they had their dream scenario, their dream scenario is everyone […]

Even though he only signed a two-year deal, Julius Randle views the New Orleans Pelicans as the place he wants to be long term. After the Los Angeles Lakers renounced the free agent rights to Randle in July, the power forward signed a two-year, $18 million deal with the Pelicans. The second year of his contract with the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans could start Anthony Davis, Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic this year. The Pelicans just acquired Randle from the Los Angeles Lakers and lost DeMarcus Cousins to the Golden State Warriors this past offseason. While they did lose an All-Star, their new personnel will presents opportunities for competitive new lineups. Pelicans assistant […]

Majority of Los Angeles Lakers fans loved having Julius Randle on the team, so it follows to say that a great number of Purple and Gold supporters grimaced when they learned that the former Kentucky Wildcat had signed with the New Orleans Pelicans back in July. And you know someone else who got sad with […]

LeBron James is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi Leonard is with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony Davis and Julius Randle are a dynamic new front court. And in Boston, the Celtics return Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. The NBA landscape has drastically changed and with it, brand new possibilities arise. The Golden State Warriors unlocked […]

The former college coach of Anthony Davis and Julius Randle believes that the two will wreak havoc as they join forces for the New Orleans Pelicans. As reported by William Guillory of The Athletic, Kentucky Wildcats assistant coach Kenny Payne believes that Davis and Randle will torture their foes. “Julius has a lot of respect […]

Julius Randle gave the Los Angeles Lakers every fighting chance to keep him in purple and gold, but the second-most accoladed franchise in the league had other plans in mind. It took Randle some time to come to odds with his relationship with the franchise, ultimately resulting in the Lakers renouncing his rights and allowing […]

Julius Randle was one of the top talents in the free agent market waiting to receive a hefty offer to either stay with the Los Angeles Lakers or team up elsewhere. The New Orleans Pelicans were the first to strike while the iron was hot, as star Anthony Davis called Randle three times as soon […]

As 16-time NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers are a proud and storied franchise. With names like Kareem Abdul Jabar, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant from their stable, among others, you get a picture of how success means to the franchise. Underachieving and rebuilding, they have been treading in unfamiliar water. Nonetheless, they successfully transitioned […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have undergone some major changes to their frontcourt this offseason that saw the departure of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins with veteran forward Julius Randle stepping in as his immediate replacement on a two-year, $18 million deal. In light of that move, All-Star big man Anthony Davis has spoken quite highly of […]

Julius Randle is starting a new chapter of his career with the New Orleans Pelicans. But he may still have the Los Angeles Lakers on the mind. Julius on working with Erman: " This is my first time in 4 years I've had to do a defensive skill drill… so yeah" — Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) […]

Despite what seemed to be an inseparable partnership between DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis; Fire and Ice, the latter sought to bring recently-renounced Julius Randle on board as soon as the opportunity arose, according to Scott Kushner of Pelicans.com. Randle ended discussions with the Los Angeles Lakers, agreeing to part ways, and only hours later after […]

Julius Randle signed a two year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason with the second year being a player option, but that doesn’t mean he wants to only spend two years down south. He told Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com that this is where wants to be his home. “I want this to be […]

Heading into the NBA offseason, the Brooklyn Nets were one of only a few teams that had significant cap space to sign marquee free agents – and since there’s so few money available, the market doesn’t necessitate overpaying for talent unlike the last couple of years. However, the Nets chose to keep their powder dry, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had quite a busy offseason thus far. They landed the biggest free agent of the summer in LeBron James, but they haven’t gotten everyone on their wish list. The California-native Paul George was long expected to land in Los Angeles via free agency, but the All-Star opted to stay in […]

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers officially renounced the rights to forward Julius Randle, therefore, making him an unrestricted free agent. It didn’t take long for the Kentucky product to find a new team as he has reportedly agreed to terms with the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-year deal. Apparently, Randle wasn’t crazy about the idea […]

The Los Angeles Lakers renounced the rights to Julius Randle on Monday afternoon after it became clear his role with the team would change, and not long after, Randle has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Free agent Julius Randle has agreed to a two-year, $18M deal […]

A day after the announcement that LeBron James would be joining the Los Angeles Lakers, the team has decided to renounce the rights to restricted free agent Julius Randle. This now means that Randle becomes an unrestricted free agent. The Lakers have renounced Julius Randle, making him an unrestricted free agent, league source tells ESPN. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle has yet to receive a formal offer from the team, but is reportedly “excited” for the arrival of LeBron James, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The two sides are expected to speak today, hopeful an offer for his services can be made. Some have seen a potential […]

Purple, it turns out, is a more regal complement to gold than wine. LeBron James cast off his Cleveland Cavaliers colors to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year, $153.3 million deal. Power has resided in the Western Conference for years, will LeBron James’ crown be enough to assume rule? 1. What does […]

Julius Randle has gone from comfortable asset to one of the best restricted free agent commodities in the market after taking a huge step up during the 2017-18 season. According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, the Texas native has “made it clear” that he no longer wants to be a part of the Los Angeles […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

After acquiring Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have their backcourt of the future set. That makes finding a center their top priority heading into free agency. Dirk Nowitzki spent a career-high 97 percent of his minutes at the 5 last season, according to Basketball Reference, but that isn’t a viable long-term solution. Nerlens Noel meshed […]

In order for the Los Angeles Lakers to land Kawhi Leonard, they might have to give up a chunk of their young guns. As reported by Ramona Shelburne, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Lakers would have to give up their young core and add a few first-round picks in exchange for Leonard: The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are extending a qualifying offer to Julius Randle officially making him a restricted free agent, according to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. The Lakers will have the opportunity to match any offers Randle receives from other teams around the league. Randle is sure to garner some interest amongst teams looking for a […]

The Dallas Mavericks took the first step in freeing potential cap room to sign a major free agent after withdrawing their qualifying offer to forward Doug McDermott, less than 24 hours after extending it to him, along with teammates Yogi Ferrell and Salah Mejri. The move could clear a cap hold of $10 million, money […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be once again pushers during this NBA free agency period, pushing for the likes of Houston Rockets center Clint Capela and Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, according to ESPN’s Steven A. Smith (via Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily). “Expect the Brooklyn Nets, it’s quite possible they might make an offer […]

It was not that long ago when the Los Angeles Lakers felt that they had to intervene with their young players’ social media behavior. Recently, the team called the attention of Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma after apparently hitting the threshold of patience the Lakers were giving them in terms of their online antics. They’re […]

Julius Randle received a sweet gift from his wife for Father’s Day. And it might be a hint at his potential team moving forward. As posted by Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll, Randle got the gift of a painting of himself holding up his son, both of whom are in Lakers gear. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1008482319974346753 […]

Leading up to last year’s draft, the Los Angeles Lakers shipped D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets to escape from Timofey Mozgov’s albatross contract. At the time, general manager Rob Pelinka explained why the Lakers sold so low on Russell, who they selected with the second overall pick only two years priors. The Lakers, he […]

According to Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, there isn’t a guy trotting about the world in the purple and gold with thicker skin than Lonzo Ball. Relax, friends. It is only a figure of speech. Randle doesn’t actually mean Ball has some superhero-like thick skin or is suffering from crazy disease in which he’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have started to get in touch with soon-to-be free agent forward Julius Randle, but thus far, there hasn’t been any signs of their level of interest in their homegrown product, who had his best of three full seasons with the franchise after only playing 14 minutes in his debut season, going […]

The Dallas Mavericks could make some major moves in the offseason, looking to attract not only some Texas natives in DeAndre Jordan and Julius Randle, but also likely a max-level player in DeMarcus Cousins, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. “There have also been rumblings that the Dallas front office will look to make […]

In the new age of social media, everything a player does in analyzed, and then overanalyzed about exactly what it might mean. DeMarcus Cousins finds himself in the middle of that. DeMarcus Cousins caused one of those stirs on Tuesday when he unfollowed the New Orleans Pelicans account on Instagram. He was asked by a […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League was a success in its inaugural season entertaining basketball fans during the NBA offseason. The three-on-three format brought a different dynamic to the basketball landscape and it could have a bright future ahead with a number of big-name stars from the NBA signing on for the second season which is set […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, Julius Randle initially came off the bench and it appeared his time with the Los Angeles Lakers was going to end via the trade deadline or free agency. However, the 23-year-old used it as motivation and had the best season of his young career, averaging 16.1 points and 8.0 […]

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle enjoyed his best season thus far in the recently-concluded regular season and part of his success is due to knowing where he needs to find some dosage of wisdom. He needn’t look far as franchise legend Kobe Bryant was readily available to provide insights on how to hone […]

On Monday, ahead of the team’s final home game of the 2017-18 campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers made an interesting move by signing guard Andre Ingram for the final two games of the season. Despite spending a decade in the D-League turned G League, Ingram had never been called up to the next level. Not […]

Julius Randle has set himself up for a big payday this season, with the only question being if he will stay with the Los Angeles Lakers or move on to another team that is willing to compensate him for his vast improvement. The answer isn’t as simple, as his future will likely depend on how […]