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 in the entire NBA.

When the Los Angeles Lakers let Randle go in the offseason of 2018, Randle wasn't surprised in the slightest that he was let go.

In fact, he saw the writing on the wall. Randle admitted this to Andy and Brian Kamenetzky of The Athletic:

“It was just a situation where we had a whole new GM and front office, pretty much, that came in and wanted to make their mark, and do things that they wanted to do, and do it their way. So I was here before they came, and they had a whole new regime, or whatever, and plans they had their way, of how they wanted to do it. And that’s perfectly fine. I totally understand it. Those guys are having great success, and I’m happy for them. I’m happy for my teammates, and all that type of stuff, but it’s just a situation where I knew it was time to move on.”

Randle looks at the situation from a business perspective. Even though Randle was a bright spot during the Lakers rebuilding years, the new front office brass with Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson decided they'd like to start fresh. Sometimes, that means letting talented players go elsewhere.

The Lakers have missed Randle, but not too much. Kyle Kuzma has become an excellent starting player for the Lakers and has proven that he can be more than just an isolation scorer as a second-year NBA player. The team still has a young core of guys that include Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and even Josh Hart.

Even though Randle walked, the Lakers still have a plethora of talent around LeBron James.