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Lakers Nation > Blog > Rumors > NBA Free Agent Rumors: Julius Randle Agrees To Contract With Pelicans
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NBA Free Agent Rumors: Julius Randle Agrees To Contract With Pelicans

Matthew Moreno
Published: 07/02/2018
3 Min Read
Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
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Heading into free agency one of the more compelling storylines the Los Angeles Lakers faced was with Julius Randle. As expected, they extended him the qualifying offer to make Randle a restricted free agent.

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That ensured the Lakers reserved the right to match any offer sheet Randle would potentially sign with another team. But his market of suitors seemingly dwindled within minutes of free agency beginning.

While there was much activity for the 23-year-old, the Lakers renounced Randle’s rights on Monday afternoon, making him an unrestricted free agent.

He’s since gone on to agree to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:

Free agent Julius Randle has agreed to a two-year, $18M deal with New Orleans, league sources tell ESPN. Player option second year.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2018

The Dallas Mavericks, once considered the Lakers’ biggest threat for Randle, focused in on DeAndre Jordan prior to and after the center opted out of the final year of his contract. The Brooklyn Nets were also speculated as a possible landing spot.

During his exit interview, Randle said he hoped to remain with the Lakers, and that was a sentiment head coach Luke Walton echoed.

Coming off a summer in which he transformed his body, Randle appeared in all 82 games this past season, including 49 starts, and averaged 16.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

Randle agreeing to join the Pelicans comes on the same day as Rajon Rondo making the jump to the Lakers on a one-year contract.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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