Julius Randle To Replace Kobe Bryant & Steve Nash?

The Los Angeles Lakers are perhaps the most decorated franchise in the entire NBA, but could both Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant be heading for retirement any day now, leaving room for their rookie Julius Randle to step up to the plate? Their top-ten pick is seen as a top prospect, but they were hoping he could develop under the veteran leadership, and coach Byron Scott. However, some devastating Lakers news might of changed that. Nash is out for the season and closing in on an official retirement date, while Kobe has hinted his isn't far away; so could the rookie Randle be handed the keys to the Lakers' basketball city? Read More »