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Julius RandleBrooklyn Nets · #30

Forward · 6'8", 250 lb · Dallas, Texas · Age 32 · 12th season

Julius Randle is a physical, playmaking power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves — a three-time All-Star and the 2021 Most Improved Player. Drafted 7th in 2014 out of Kentucky, he starred for the Knicks before a 2024 trade to Minnesota in the Karl-Anthony Towns deal. A bully-ball scorer and passer, he posted a triple-double in the 2025 Conference Semifinals and signed a three-year, $100 million extension.

MVP race · #92Forward rank · #24Balladex Impact · 68
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Brooklyn Nets · #30 · Forward
Julius Randle
Season avg21.1 pts · 6.7 reb · 5.0 ast · .481 fg
Career avg19.2 pts · 8.9 reb · 3.9 ast · .475 fg
Live win probabilityNets 54%
Balladex model · projected 117–116 · 97.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
20.6pts
6.2reb
5.1ast
54%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Julius Randle
Brooklyn Nets · Forward
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Sion James
Charlotte Hornets · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Julius Randle — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+
Playmaking Forward · Bully Ball · Impact 68
Julius Randle is a physical, playmaking power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves — a three-time All-Star and the 2021 Most Improved Player. Drafte
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Offense
C-
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C
Playmaking
Average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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C-
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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C
Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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D
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C+
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Julius Randle stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #58 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
68Impact index
217Star score
Career scoring average19.2 ppg
Seasons in the index12
Accolades on file2
3× NBA All-Star · 1× Most Improved Player (2021)
Stat explorer

Julius Randle — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
21.1 PPG
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Playmaking
5.0 APG
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C+
Rebounding
6.7 RPG
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C-
Shooting
.315 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Julius Randle

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  79% confidence
20.7
pts
18.7–22.7
6.2
reb
5.4–7.0
5.2
ast
4.5–5.9
32.6
min
proj
70
gp
health
.479
fg%
~base
.327
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 21.1 → projected 20.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
-0.3
Live context
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Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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12 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 32 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 46 / 69 / 79 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Julius Randle career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2014-15114.02.00.00.0.333.000
2015-168128.211.310.21.8.429.278
2016-177428.813.28.63.6.487.270
2017-188226.716.18.02.6.558.222
2018-197330.621.48.73.1.524.344
2019-206432.519.59.73.1.460.277
2020-217137.624.110.26.0.456.411
2021-227235.320.19.95.1.411.308
2022-237735.525.110.04.1.460.343
2023-244635.424.09.25.0.472.311
2024-256932.318.77.14.7.485.344
2025-267933.021.16.75.0.481.315
Career78932.119.28.93.9
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Brooklyn Nets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

16–66proj record
#14conf seed
-9.5net rtg
108.4off rtg
118def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Day'Ron Sharpe, Terance Mann.
How his role moves
Projected 16–66, 14th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
68 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
3× NBA All-Star · 1× Most Improved Player (2021)
Act IV

The Ballad of Julius Randle

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Nov 29, 1994

The beginning

A powerful, playmaking bully-ball forward — the physical second star of the Timberwolves.

Brooklyn Nets

Turning pro

Drafted 7th overall, 2014 as a Forward.

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A physical, playmaking bully-ball forward — the second star who keyed Minnesota's Conference Finals run.

Chapter

A Kentucky standout drafted 7th in 2014, Randle became a three-time All-Star and 2021 Most Improved Player with the Knicks.

Chapter

In 2024 he was traded to Minnesota with DiVincenzo in the Karl-Anthony Towns deal.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 9"
Weight
250 lbs
College
Kentucky
Experience
12th Season
NBA debut
2014
Draft
7th overall, 2014
Born
Dallas, Texas
Age
32
Jersey
#30
Beyond the game

Randle's game was forged by his mother, Carolyn Kyles, a former college player who trained him hard growing up in the Dallas area. A devout Christian who visited the team chapel before every home game at Kentucky, he is married to Kendra and a father of three, and carries a reputation as a relentless, physical worker.

His identity is 'bully-ball' — a strong, 250-pound forward who backs defenders down, bulls to the rim, and increasingly passes out of double-teams. After a bumpy final stretch in New York, the move to Minnesota reframed him as a physical, playmaking second star next to Anthony Edwards, a role in which his scoring and passing keyed a Conference Finals run.

The person

A physical, playmaking bully-ball forward — downhill scoring, rebounding, and improving passing.

Bully-ball scorerA strong, 250-pound forward who backs down defenders and bulls to the rim.
PlaymakerPasses out of doubles; a triple-double in the 2025 playoffs.
Most ImprovedThe 2021 Most Improved Player and three-time All-Star.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Julius Randle — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Julius Randle, answered.

How did Julius Randle join the Timberwolves?
In an October 2024 trade — alongside Donte DiVincenzo — that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks.
What did Julius Randle win in 2021?
NBA Most Improved Player and All-NBA Second Team with the New York Knicks.
What is Julius Randle's playing style?
'Bully-ball' — a physical, 250-pound forward who scores downhill, rebounds, and increasingly passes out of double-teams.
Julius Randle career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
82%
12 seasons
Last 3 seasons
79%
52 games missed
Games missed
175
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
74
16-17
82
17-18
73
18-19
64
19-20
71
20-21
72
21-22
77
22-23
46
23-24
69
24-25
79
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady79% of games over the last three seasons, low of 1% in 2014-15.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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