Julius Randle
Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he was awarded the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2021.
Randle with the New York Knicks in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
No. 30 – New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | November 29, 1994||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Kentucky (2013–2014) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||||||
2019–present | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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In his only season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, Randle was named a third-team All-American. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick. In his regular season debut, Randle broke his right leg and missed the remainder of his rookie season. After four years with the Lakers, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans before joining the Knicks after one season.
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