Both are centers in the modern NBA.
Randle's maybe a bit more score first than Sabonis is but he's also a better shooter than Domas is and their roles on offense are different enough that it's sorta hard to compare their efficiencies one way or another, especially this year when Robinson being healthy has sorta forced Randle back out to the perimeter on offense and Carlisle keeps coaching the Pacers like it's 1997.
Randle's got good court vision for his size, maybe not Sabonis level but he's not exactly Willie Cauley-Stein cluelessly holding the ball on the perimeter. He does get tunnel vision at times while also settling for bad shots more than he should but on a roster with Tyrese and Mitchell, that might actually be preferable to Sabonis, who also has a tendency to defer at times?
Honestly, I'm not too big a fan of going for either guy but I guess the idea is that a trade for Randle might actually result in us getting other assets back beyond just a 27 year old big man who was an all-star last season?
Randle's assist numbers are really good, 5 assists per 36 is huge out of a post player. That's legitimately peak Webber passing.
His shooting is really down this year, and from a quick-ish glance it looks like much of that is due to his jumpshot (at all distances) not falling as often as it did last year. Whether that means he is taking more contested shots, or whether it means that he's just missing, I don't know. If he can resurrect his shot, he can be a very, very effective player.
I'm not like head-over-heels for Randle, but he's on a somewhat cheaper contract than Fox, and I kind of have to believe that Haliburton-Randle-Mitchell-everybody else is a more balanced lineup than Fox-Haliburton-Mitchell-everybody else, at least if Randle plays up to previous expectations. (Remember Fox is having a down year too.) It's just a deal that seems to make sense for us, especially if we can get another cookie or so along with the deal. I'm not out here trying to deal away Fox like some are, but I recognize that we're an unbalanced roster and you've got to give something to get something. If you think you can compete right now, you probably hold Fox. But I don't see that, so holding Hali is probably the better build-for-2024 move.