Despite talk about his injuries he’s still shooting at a pretty large volume, meanwhile his shot selection has been poor. As a big man you’d expect his fg% to be higher. It’ll be interesting to see how his efficiency ends the rest of the season after factoring in this start.
Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/julius-randle-stats-this-year
I also think he’s better but is he really “miles better?” I don’t think so
Here’s my tier for PGs.
Tier 1: Curry, Luka
Tier 1.5: Shai
Tier 2: Lillard, Fox, Haliburton, Kyrie, Trae
Tier 3: Murray, Ja, Harden, Brunson, Garland, Maxey
Those tier 2 guys can go nuclear or are extremely better facilitators. It’s more of an indication there’s better players in the league.