The game looked easy for Julius Randle, as he bullied his opponents with drives to the basket at one end of the court and blocked shots at the rim at the other.

Granted, Randle performed these duties in recent pickup games at the Drew League, the L.A. pro-am league that features assorted players from the NBA, overseas and college teams. After devoting his offseason to conditioning drills, usually three times a day, though, Randle believes he can show the same kind of speed and mobility wearing a Lakers uniform.

“I’ll be able to move and not have to think about it,” Randle said. “It will be effortless.”

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50 Most Powerful in SoCal Sports: No. 1 Jeanie Buss, Lakers That’s because Randle said he currently weighs 243 pounds at 6 percent body fat after playing last season with a 258-pound frame at 13 percent body fat. Randle said he focused more on following through on the Lakers’ request that he improve his conditioning than worrying about them including him in the failed Paul George trade proposals.

“That stuff is not in my control,” Randle said. “What happened and what didn’t, I don’t know. But at the end of the day, all I can control is just me working on my game and get prepared for the next season.”

To do that, Randle teamed up with personal trainer Amolia Cesar and “completely changed my lifestyle.” Randle respectfully declined to state his goals for his fourth NBA season, but he sounded optimistic because he’s “just locked in.”

Randle, who started all of last season, also believed the Lakers can “do a lot of damage” with several options at the power forward spot. That includes Randle, third-year forward Larry Nance Jr., rookie forward Kyle Kuzma and possibly veteran forward Luol Deng.

“Trying to play positionless basketball,” Randle said. “We’ll all be able to work together.”

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Anytime Corey Brewer has gone to the gym this summer, he has taken shots from the perimeter. With the Lakers’ continued quest to develop the young players on their roster, Brewer enters his 11th NBA season hoping to bring some quantitative value that will ensure a role.

“It’s feeling good. It’s a work in progress,” Brewer said of his shooting. “I feel like by the time the season starts next year, I’ll be ready to go.”

The Lakers acquired Brewer for Lou Williams in a midseason trade with Houston, a move primarily made to create more playing time for younger players but which also netted them a first-round pick (No. 28) that was later swapped for the 30th and 42nd picks, respectively. The Lakers also liked the positive and honest feedback Brewer gave his younger teammates.

“Last year, it wasn’t that we weren’t trying to win. It was a different situation,” said Brewer, referring to what was generally considered a rebuilding season following Kobe Bryant’s retirement. “It was tough and a different situation. So we can start from scratch, start from zero, it’ll be great for me to teach these guys and help these guys try to win.”

Brewer likes what he sees from rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, who the Lakers selected with the No. 2 pick.

“Lonzo makes the right play,” Brewer said. “He makes the right plays every time. He draws the defender and kicks it.”

Brewer also called second-year forward Brandon Ingram “one of my favorites” because of his personality and quest for improvement.

“When you have a good kid who works his butt off, how can you not like him?” Brewer said of Ingram. “There’s a lot of kids who are talented, but they may not work. He works. It’s all about working. He wants to be good. There’s a difference between being good and wanting to be good. Then he becomes great. I think he’s going to be great.”