Sam Vecenie of CBS Sports.com has written about the players that really opened some eyes in the NBA Summer League and the ones that looked like they needed to open them.
Julius Randle of the LA Lakers was considered the most disappointing by Vecenie as he considered it a step back for the former Kentucky star.
MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER
Julius Randle
F, Los Angeles Lakers
Stats: 11.5 points, four rebounds, 39.5 percent shootingRandle is coming off of a pretty horrific broken leg, but starting in April the reports about his progress had been pretty positive. His showing in Vegas was probably a bit of a step back, as many of the questions some had about him came to fruition. He struggled to finish around the rim, trying to go through everyone as opposed to trying different strategies. He also didn’t rebound well, and just generally didn’t look as impressive athletically as he did at Kentucky.
Overall, I’m not worried about Randle. I like him as a prospect and think he’ll continue to develop. As you’ll see in the next section, the Lakers were kind of a mess as a whole in Vegas which makes it hard for anyone to find a groove. Still, this wasn’t the kind of performance that many were expecting to see from last season’s No. 7 pick.
Read “Summer League eye-openers: Mudiay shines, Julius Randle not so much” by clicking here.
I am not worried about Julius Randle at all.
You have to remember, even without just coming off the leg injury, he would only be a junior in college.
He has a lot of time to develop.
