Throughout this season one of the more polarizing players on the Los Angeles Lakers roster has been Julius Randle. Entering a contract season, Randle started the season in a reserve role before being inserted into the starting lineup recently.
Whether a starter or coming off the bench, Randle has continued to show flashes of the player he can become. However, those have been mixed in with frustrating moments in which he makes the same mistakes he has been throughout his entire career.
The inconsistency has apparently frustrated some of his Lakers teammates as he was reportedly one of the topics discussed during the team meeting held last month, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News:
According to one league source, one topic discussed is that some Lakers have been frustrated by the play of Julius Randle, who has been the subject of trade reports for nearly a year now.