How is this a debate? Jazz Lead, a Utah Jazz fan account on Twitter, asked a simple question on Saturday. Who was better? They then pitted the Jazz’s very own Lauri Markkanen against New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle. It was an odd question as neither man plays the same position as the other.
Sure, both men are or have been power forwards at some point in their career but that’s where the similarities end. Markkanen is now more of a small forward, ever since his time in Cleveland, and Randle, while an All-Star, is as inconsistent as they come.