Wojnarowski: Julius Randle’s future unlikely to involve Lakers
Randle will become a restricted free agent next summer

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle seems unlikely to stay with the team beyond this season.
Randle will become a restricted free agent next summer, but with the Lakers trying to preserve cap space in order to pursue big free-agent names, he might not be part of the team's plans during the next free agency.
Via ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski:
"Rob Pelinka, their general manager, and Magic Johnson, their president, will be faced with this question: Do they look to trade Randle between now and the February trade deadline and get back potentially a first-round draft pick for him, or do they roll the dice and wait until summer when he's a restricted free agent."
Randle will become a restricted free agent next summer, but with the Lakers trying to preserve cap space in order to pursue big free-agent names, he might not be part of the team's plans during the next free agency.
Via ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski:
"Rob Pelinka, their general manager, and Magic Johnson, their president, will be faced with this question: Do they look to trade Randle between now and the February trade deadline and get back potentially a first-round draft pick for him, or do they roll the dice and wait until summer when he's a restricted free agent."