He made his final nine shots and scored 19 points in the last 18 minutes to turn a close game into a Lakers rout. With James in Staples Center for perhaps the last time as a Cleveland Cavalier on Sunday, Randle turned in a superstar performance, posting a career-high 36 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks before a nationally televised audience. Instead, he's doing all he can to show the Lakers, and the rest of the league, what he can do.
'Oh, man, it came to a certain point where I was just numb to it,' Randle said.īut Randle is not sitting idly by and accepting whatever his fate may be. The Lakers' big man is fully aware that his future is tied solidly to the team's master plan to woo the likes of LeBron James and Paul George this summer and that he will more than likely have to go to help clear up to $70 million in cap space. Julius Randle has heard more times than he cares to count how Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers will put on a full-court press this summer for two superstar free agents at his expense. Julius Randle is changing the narrative of his futureĮL SEGUNDO, Calif. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
