June 12, 201412 yr Author If we go back to Randle's senior season at Prestonwood Christian, he broke the foot early in his senior campaign but made it back to the court late in the season (at least for the All-Star games, but I'm thinking he played some of the late tournament games as well).
June 12, 201412 yr Not sure how true it is or not, but what's interesting to me is that Randle's mother has called them out. Says no teams have spoken with her, him or his doctor's regarding his foot. Typically, I'd believe the report, but it was stated by Jeff Goodman, so I give it slightly less credibility than zero...
June 12, 201412 yr Sounds like some teams are spreading some rumors hoping that others will bypass him and he'll slip to them.
June 12, 201412 yr Sounds like some teams are spreading some rumors hoping that others will bypass him and he'll slip to them. Exactly. What he is having done is no big deal of taking out the screw that they put in during the surgery. It is common. Other links saying it is no big deal and should not hurt his draft status. I will see what I can find. Edited June 12, 201412 yr by gold sunrise
June 12, 201412 yr This from his mom. Also see the hightlighted sources for the rumor.....:ohbrother: Report says Randle needs surgery, Mom calls it 'a lie' Julius Randle's mother, Carolyn Kyles, told The Courier-Journal on Thursday a Yahoo! Sports report that her son needs surgery after the NBA draft and would be sidelined six to eight weeks is "a lie." Randle, the former University of Kentucky All-American power forward, is expected to be a top-10 pick in two weeks. Yahoo!, citing anonymous league sources, reported that he likely needs surgery to remove a screw placed in his right foot back in high school. "Everything with Julius is fine," Kyles said. "There is no surgery scheduled whatsoever. Nothing. They don't have a clue. They haven't spoken to us. They haven't spoken to Julius' doctor. I know for a fact, because he is my son, there is no surgery scheduled, period, now or after." Kyles said Randle worked out for the Orlando Magic on Monday, then met with the Philadelphia 76ers and is currently working out for the Boston Celtics, who have the No. 6 pick in the draft. "Call Orlando and ask about Julius' vertical and his speed when he tested there," Kyles said. "It increased from what he tested at the NBA combine. Report says Randle needs surgery, Mom calls it 'a lie'
June 12, 201412 yr Julius Randle @J30_RANDLE Follow No disrespect but check with the actual source next time before you put something like that out there @WojYahooNBA Julius Randle @J30_RANDLE Follow I never do this but it was brought to me and it's crazy how people put stories out there and have no clue what they are talking about. 12:48 PM - 12 Jun 2014
June 12, 201412 yr And people say that BBN is crazy with this stuff. Those guys will say/do/write anything to get clicks on their articles. Some are worse than ambulance chasers.
June 13, 201412 yr He now says he would get surgery on his foot if the team that drafts him requires it. Seems like there's some smoke.
June 18, 201412 yr Author Chad Ford has dropped Julius Randle to the #10 spot in his latest mock draft, citing the same foot concerns. He said some teams are more worried about it than others. He said the teams who aren't worried about it "think it will be a minor surgery to fix the screw and he'll be ready by the start of training camp" while those in the opposite camps "think there might be long term issues". With the way Ford spoke, he seemed pretty certain that surgery was a foregone conclusion.
June 18, 201412 yr Chad Ford has dropped Julius Randle to the #10 spot in his latest mock draft, citing the same foot concerns. He said some teams are more worried about it than others. He said the teams who aren't worried about it "think it will be a minor surgery to fix the screw and he'll be ready by the start of training camp" while those in the opposite camps "think there might be long term issues". With the way Ford spoke, he seemed pretty certain that surgery was a foregone conclusion. Still think it is just a minor thing, if any thing at all. If the screw has moved, it is a minor surgery to take it out. This is optional. This is common to have this done. Believe this has been blown up to be more than is there.
June 18, 201412 yr Author Still think it is just a minor thing, if any thing at all. If the screw has moved, it is a minor surgery to take it out. This is optional. This is common to have this done. Believe this has been blown up to be more than is there. For sure. I could definitely see a team saying that hoping that Randle might slip because of it.
June 18, 201412 yr For sure. I could definitely see a team saying that hoping that Randle might slip because of it. I believe this to be the case. Julius also said this in a interview yesterday.
June 18, 201412 yr Mark Madsen from the Lakers was quoted as saying something like he couldn't tell there was anything wrong with his foot and that he looked good when he worked out for the Lakers. The Lakers pick 7th, I believe.
June 18, 201412 yr Julius Randle works out for Lakers, says no surgery needed on foot - Los Angeles Times
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