LA Lakers Rumors: Julius Randle Believes he can Average a Double-Double

Julius Randle is back and more than ready to help the Los Angeles Lakers in whatever way he can.

"I'm just going to do what's best for the team and whatever I can do to help the team win," the 20-year-old power forward said.

Randle, a second-year rookie, has only played in one NBA game in his career since he was selected in the first round of the 2014 draft out of Kentucky. In that game, Randle had broken his fibula. Although the injury was stressful and scary, Randle believes that in the end, it helped him become who he is today.

"It made me the person I am today," Randle said. "It gave me perspective on patience and the process in general. I got knocked down and was expecting big things out of myself throughout that season. It didn't happen that way. So where I do go from here? Where do I prepare myself where I was better before?"

Even though Randle "absolutely" sees himself averaging a double-double, per Mark Medina of the LA Daily News, he also knows that helping the team win as a unit is more important.

"I'm not a guy that puts a number on things," Randle said. "It's about how you affect the game. It's more than just points and rebounds to affect the game to win. That's going to be the biggest thing, how can I affect the game for us to win as many possible games as possible?"

Despite Randle's recovery, the Lakers will reportedly monitor his health throughout training camp to make sure that he is not at risk of suffering from another injury.

Medina wrote:

"Randle has spent the past two months scrimmaging and working out at the Lakers' facility twice every weekday, but he has not cleared the final hurdle. The Lakers will reduce Randle's training camp workload if they sense it could compromise his ability to enter the 2015-16 season on Oct. 28 fully healthy.

They will monitor Randle's pain level. They will study how Randle responds to sudden stops and twists two areas [Gary] Vitti argued has largely contributed to the influx of injuries in the NBA in recent seasons.

With [Tim] DiFrancesco noting Randle 'plays at a very violent pace' as a bruising post player and playmaker, the Lakers' training staff will also calculate Randle's loads and intensity. They will multiply Randle's average speed, distance and body weight to measure his load. They will divide that number by Randle's minutes played to measure his intensity.

If Randle's intensity decreases at any point, the Lakers may reduce his regimen."

Randle, who may or may not be starting this season, will have the chance to show everyone everything what he has been working on this past year.