Julius Randle Biography, Age, Family, Height, Wife, Salary, Net Worth

Julius Randle Biography

Julius Randle, born Julius Deion Randle is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Randle was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick. In his only season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, he was named a third-team All-American.

Julius Randle Age

Randle was born on 29 November 1994 in Dallas, Texas, United States. He is 24 years old as of 2018. Randle is an American by nationality and he belongs to African-American ethnicity.

Julius Randle Measurements

The American professional basketball player stands at a height of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and he weighs 250 lb (113 kg). Randle has a wingspan of 2.13 m. He has black hair and black eyes.

Julius Randle Family

He was born and raised by his mother Caroline Kyles who also played basketball in Texas.

Julius Randle Wife | Girlfriend

He married Kendra Shaw officially on August 3, 2017, in California, cementing their years of knowing each other till death do them part after the two had a premarital relationship which lasted for three years. The couple first met at the University of Kentucky, where Randle played college ball and Shaw attended the same college. On December 23, 2016, Shaw gave birth to their first son Kyden.

Julius Randle High School

He attended Prestonwood Christian Academy where he was widely regarded as a top 5 player in the class of 2013 with Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Andrew Harrison, and Aaron Gordon. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 2 player in the nation in 2013. On March 20, 2013, he joined Kentucky.

Julius Randle Kentucky

On March 20, 2013, Randle committed to Kentucky, choosing them over Texas, Kansas, and Florida. He then joined Andrew Harrison, his twin brother Aaron Harrison, James Young, Dakari Johnson, and Marcus Lee as the sixth Kentucky player selected to play in the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game as well as the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic.

In his only season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, he was named a third-team All-American. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of 2014.

Julius Randle Career

He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. On October 28, 2014, after only 14 minutes of official NBA playing time, he broke his right tibia during the Lakers’ 2014–15 season opener against the Houston Rockets.

He underwent successful surgery the following day to repair the fracture, this forced him to miss the rest of the season. On March 9, 2015, he was cleared to participate in full weight-bearing, non-contact basketball activities. He returned to action on July 2015 with the Lakers’ Summer League team. He recorded his first career triple-double with 13 points, 18 rebounds and a then career-high 10 assists in a 116–105 loss to the Denver Nuggets. At 21 years old, he became the youngest Lakers player with a triple-double since Magic Johnson.

Six days later, he hit a game-winning hook shot in the paint with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift the Lakers to a 102–100 win over the Miami Heat. On April 6, he set a career-high with 20 rebounds in a 91–81 loss to the Clippers. He began 2017–18 as a reserve, with Larry Nance Jr. starting at power forward. He excelled as a backup center when the team went to a small lineup, and he returned to the starting lineup on December 29, 2017.

On December 31, he set season highs with 29 points and 15 rebounds in a 148–142 double-overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. On February 23, 2018, Randle had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 124–102 win over the Dallas Mavericks. On March 11, 2018, he had a career-high 36 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists in a 127–113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He finished the season as the only Laker to appear in all 82 games. As a starter, he averaged 18.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He became a restricted free agent after the season.

On July 2, 2018, the Lakers renounced Randle, making him an unrestricted free agent. Randle signed a two-year agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2018, worth $18 million. Randle had 25 points off the bench in a 131-112 victory over the Houston Rockets in his season opener debut for the Pelicans on October 17, 2018. On November 19, in a 140–126 win over the San Antonio Spurs, he recorded his sixth triple-double career with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in 25 minutes.

He scored a career-high 37 points in a Los Angeles Clippers loss of 129–126 on December 3. Two days later, in a 132-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks, he had 27 points and 18 rebounds. He scored 35 points on the Lakers on February 27, 2019, in a loss of 125–119. He scored a career-high 45 points for the Portland Trail Blazers on March 15 in a loss of 122–110. On July 9, 2019, Randle signed with the New York Knicks.

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Julius Randle Net Worth

At the end of his last season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Randle committed himself to an $18 Million worth two-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. He is supposed to continue his exploits in the NBA with his new team and even do better.

Moreover, He was one of the highest-paid players of the Pelicans club with an annual salary of $3.267 million as of 2018 before joining the New York Knicks.
Randle has an estimated net worth of $6 million.

Julius Randle Contract | Salary

Randle signed a 2 year $17,714,050 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, including $17,714,050 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $8,857,025. In 2018-19, he will earn a base salary of $8,641,000, while carrying a cap hit of $8,641,000 and a dead cap value of $17,714,050.

Julius Randle Draft Class

The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, Randle was among the College underclassmen that were highly touted by NBA scouts and executives including Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Zach LaVine, T. J. Warren, and Gary Harris. Randle was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of 2014.

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