After asking for the Lakers to renounce his rights, ( via Ramona Shelbourne), according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Julius Randle has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans.
According to multiple sources Julius Randle asked to be renounced by the the Lakers once it became clear his role could dramatically change this season and the team wasn’t interested in making a longer term commitment to him.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 2, 2018
Anthony Davis' tenacious recruiting helped close the deal on Randle, league source tells ESPN. https://t.co/8BzHoVYnT5
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2018
The contract is two years for $18 million and the second year is a player option, making it the increasingly popular “one-plus-one” deal. Apparently Anthony Davis was all in for this deal , as Wojnarowski also reports that he was a “tenacious” recruiter on the Pelicans’ behalf.
This past season Randall averaged a career-high 16.1 points per game to go along with 8.0 rebounds per contest and he did this on 55.8% from the floor, which was also a career high.
Shoud Randle’s play continue to ascend, the nature of the deal will allow him to opt out and garner what will likely be a much larger payday, especially considering the projected cap jump next summer and more teams will have more money to spend.
