Julius Randle

Club

Brooklyn Nets

Position

Center

Nationality

United States

Date of birth

1994-11-29

Birthplace

Dallas, Texas

Height

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Weight

250 lb (113 kg)

Shirt number

30

Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets 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.

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. He has also played for the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves.