The game looked easy for Julius Randle, as he bullied his opponents both with drives to the basket and blocks at the rim.
Granted, Randle performed these duties in recent pickup games at the Drew League, a local pro-am league that features various players from the NBA, overseas and college teams. After devoting his offseason on conditioning drills usually three times a day, though, Randle believes he can show the same kind of speed and mobility wearing a Lakers uniform.
“I’ll be able to move and not have to think about it,” Randle said. “It will be effortless.