The Los Angeles Lakers officially started their rebuild in 2014 when they selected Julius Randle, a 6-foot-9 lefty from the University of Kentucky, with the No. 7 overall pick.
At the time, Randle was the Lakers’ highest draft pick since James Worthy, and while Randle was no “Big Game” while he was in Los Angeles, he was a really fun player to watch develop.
In each of his four seasons with the Lakers — three if you don’t count his 14-minute rookie season — Randle improved his points per game averages, true shooting percentage, effective field goal percentage and his overall box plus-minus.