Why lakers traded randle. Lopez doesnt tip the balance of this trade in. On monday the lakers renounced their rights to randle freeing up 125 million in salary cap space from a cap hold that allowed them to keep his rights as a restricted free agent. Different teams during each new week offers little time to gameplan.
In his final season in los angeles the bulldog combo forward averaged 16 points eight rebounds and 26 assists per game. Banking on fas signing. They traded him because.
Keeping randle and then trading him before the deadline would only work if he approved such a deal. And for next season theyll be targeting lebron and pg but i really dont see the lakers impressing any fas. Also if a player stays for one year on a qualifying offer he has trade veto power.
There is a growing sense that the lakers could hold on to julius randle through the deadline. There are already plenty of reports the lakers have offered jordan clarkson julius randle and the nos. This is why letting randle walk was a huge mistake.
The emergence of fellow youngsters and the teams future plans have placed julius randles status with the los angeles lakers in limbo. During the regular season the lakers can get by. Teams awareness that the lakers need to move randle to clear the cap space to make a run at the top.
Magic really didnt like him i think. 27 and 28 picks to indiana for george. His name has made.