EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- It's less than 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline and there's a sense of calmness surrounding Julius Randle on Wednesday afternoon.
Since last summer, Randle has heard his name repeatedly tied to the Los Angeles Lakers' future plans and how Magic Johnson wants to pursue superstars such as LeBron James and/or Paul George in free agency and how in order to land them, the Lakers might have to jettison Randle and another Laker, perhaps Jordan Clarkson, to create cap room.
Talk of trade rumors and the Lakers' summer shopping spree only intensified during the season with Randle, Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.