Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Julius Randle
Julius Randle currently plies his trade with New York Knicks in the NBA. He was a first-time NBA All-Star in his second season with the Knicks in 2020–21. Randle was a third-team All-American in his lone season of collegiate basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats. The Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft.
Julius Randle fractured his right leg in the first game of the regular season, which caused him to miss the rest of the year. He spent four years with the Lakers before signing with the New Orleans Pelicans, where he played for one season before joining the Knicks.
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Unknown facts about Julius Randle
Won NBA Most Improved Player
Julius Randle won 98 out of 100 first-place votes for the NBA Most Improved Player after the regular season in 2020–21. Additionally, as a forward, he was selected to the All-NBA Second Team.
Julius Randle wins the 2020-21 Most Improved Player award 🗽 pic.twitter.com/h7fvdgYYv8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 25, 2021
Loves Air Jordans
“Air Jordan 1’s go with anything. You can dress them up or dress them down. I can wear them just walking around, or I can wear them when I’m going to dinner. You can wear them with slacks for dressing up. Jordan 1’s just go good with anything. I’ve got them in a bunch of different colors,” Randle said.
Forego 3 years of college eligibility
Julius Randle gave notice of his intent to enter the NBA draft on April 22, 2014, bypassing his remaining three years of collegiate eligibility. The Los Angeles Lakers picked Randle as the seventh overall choice in the 2014 NBA Draft.
The 2014 NBA Draft Class was 1 of the most underrated classes
-Jokic (Most Valuable Player)
-Joel Embiid is a Superstar
-Zach Lavine (All Star)
-Julius Randle (Most Improved Player)
-Andrew Wiggins (All Star)
-Marcus Smart (DPOTY)
Jordan Clarkson (6MOTY)
-Clint Capela
& More pic.twitter.com/DNrxZbQDfe— Zane (@ZaneBallin) May 8, 2022
SEC Rookie of the Year
Julius Randle assisted Kentucky in making it to the national championship game, where they were defeated by the University of Connecticut. He finished the 2013–14 season with 24 double-doubles, which is the second-most in school history for a UK player. In 2014, he was named SEC Rookie of the Year.
Mother played basketball at Texas
Julius Randle’s reaction to his mom surprising him after his first All-Star nod ❤️
Randle wears No. 30 to honor his mother, Carolyn Kyles, who wore the number at Texas-Arlington pic.twitter.com/aMKC076HBn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 24, 2021
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