The Los Angeles Lakers selected Kentucky forward Julius Randle with the seventh pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
He broke his leg in the first game of his rookie season and only played 14 minutes in his rookie season. The following season, he played 81 games, started in 60, and averaged a double-double. His Lakers tenure only lasted two more seasons before the team decided not to give Randle a long-term deal.
The 24-year-old settled on a two-year, $18 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2018 offseason.