On December 31, Randle set season highs with 29 points and 15 rebounds in a 148–142 double overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. 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.
Randle began 2017–18 as a reserve, while Larry Nance Jr.
On March 15, 2017, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 139–100 loss to the Houston Rockets. On November 30, 2016, he had 13 points and matched a career-high with 20 rebounds in a 96–90 win over the Chicago Bulls. He appeared in all 15 games to begin the 2016–17 season before missing three straight in late November because of a hip injury. On April 6, he set a career high with 20 rebounds in a 91–81 loss to the Clippers. 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. At 21 years old, he became the youngest Lakers player with a triple-double since Magic Johnson. On March 25, 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. He matched that mark on March 8, recording 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 107–98 win over the Orlando Magic. On January 29, 2016, he scored a career-high 23 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 2, he recorded 15 points and a then career-high 19 rebounds in a 108–104 win over the Washington Wizards. Exactly a year after injuring himself in his NBA debut, Randle had 15 points and 11 rebounds as a starter in a 112–111 season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle returned to action in July 2015 with the Lakers' Summer League team.
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On March 9, 2015, he was cleared to participate in full weight-bearing, non-contact basketball activities. He underwent successful surgery the following day to repair the fracture, and subsequently missed the rest of the season. On October 28, 2014, after only 14 minutes of official NBA playing time, Randle broke his right tibia during the Lakers' 2014–15 season opener against the Houston Rockets. Randle was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Professional career Los Angeles Lakers (2014–2018) On April 22, 2014, Randle declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final three years of college eligibility. In 40 games (all starts), he averaged 15.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.8 minutes per game. He ended the 2013–14 season with 24 double-doubles, the second most double-doubles by a UK player in school history, behind Dan Issel's 25 in 1969–70, and the most double-doubles by a UK freshman (the previous record was shared by DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis at 20). He went on to help Kentucky reach the national championship game, which they lost to the University of Connecticut. On February 28, 2014, Randle was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year. He then joined twin brothers Andrew and Aaron Harrison, James Young, Dakari Johnson and Marcus Lee as the sixth incoming Kentucky player selected to play in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, as well as the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic. On March 20, 2013, Randle committed to Kentucky, choosing it over Texas, Kansas and Florida. As a senior in 2012–13, Randle averaged 32.5 points and 22.5 rebounds per game. In March 2013, Randle returned for the TAPPS 5A playoffs and led his team to its third state title in four years. The weekend after Thanksgiving in his senior season, Randle fractured his foot playing in a tournament and missed three months as a result. Ĭonsidered a five-star recruit by, Randle was listed as the No. In August 2012, Randle won the Under Armour Elite 24 dunk Contest and the next day he was named one of the MVPs of the Elite 24 game, where he scored 27 points and led his team to a 164–138 victory. Randle attended Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas, 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. Randle performs a reverse dunk during the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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