Julius Randle came out a man on fire in his first preseason game, with his first basket coming on a two-handed slam dunk down the middle of the lane.
He didn’t slow down from there, finishing with 10 points and 8 rebounds on the night, including the final Lakers’ field goal on the night, another two-handed dunk. In the middle, he added a great post move, a nifty lay-up, and even an and-one lay-up.
Here’s a full video of highlights of his eventful night.
While still in an unofficial setting, watching Randle put up these type of numbers against NBA players is even more encouraging. The Lakers very well may have found themselves a new star for Kobe Bryant to pass the torch to. On top of that, his skill set is some type of mix between Lamar Odom and Zach Randolph, with lots of finesse and lots of bully ball.
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