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Andrew Bynum
No. 17 – Los Angeles Lakers
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 37)
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Nationality United States
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph (New Jersey)
CollegeNone
NBA draft2005: 10th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2005–present
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Andrew Lee Bynum (born October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 10th overall by the Lakers in 2005.[1][2] Bynum became the youngest player ever to play an NBA game later that year, breaking Jermaine O'Neal's record. Amidst the 2007–08 season, he suffered a serious injury on his kneecap, and eventually missed the rest of the season and all of the playoffs. He made a successful return at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.

High school

Bynum originally attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in Plainsboro,[3] but then transferred to Solebury School in Solebury, Pennsylvania during his freshman year.[4] He later attended St. Joseph High School, in Metuchen, New Jersey.[5] As a senior, he averaged 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks per game.[1][2] Instead of going to Connecticut, he opted to skip college and made himself eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft.[5]

NBA career

In the 2005 NBA Draft, Andrew Bynum was selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. At age 17 years, 244 days, Bynum was 12 days younger than former Indiana Pacers player Jermaine O'Neal, the previous youngest player drafted by an NBA team.[3] After selecting him in the draft, the Lakers hired Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to work with Bynum.[4] On November 2, 2005, during the Lakers' season opener against the Denver Nuggets, Bynum played six minutes and became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game at age 18 years, 6 days.[2][5] During the game, he missed his two field goal attempts but had two rebounds and two blocks.[6] In his second season, Bynum was still the youngest player in the league,[7] due to his draft year being the last a player could be drafted straight out of high school.

In a game against the Miami Heat on January 16, 2006, a memorable event took place between former Laker Shaquille O'Neal and Bynum. To start off, O'Neal dunked over Bynum on a putback attempt. On the next play, Bynum spin-moved past O'Neal and dunked the ball. He then ran down the court and shoved O'Neal, who retaliated by elbowing Bynum's upper chest. Teammate Kobe Bryant quickly stepped in between the two. Both Bynum and O'Neal received technical fouls for the incident.[8]

With Lakers centers Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown injured at the start of the 2006–07 season,[4] Bynum served as their starting center. He finished the season with averages of 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds, in just over 21 minutes per game. He also averaged 1.6 blocks per game.[9] Coach Pete Newell was impressed with Bynum's development, and stated that teammate Kobe Bryant should back off on his criticism towards Bynum.[10] On December 25, 2007 in a game against the Phoenix Suns, Bynum scored a career-high 28 points.[11]

During the off-season prior to the 2007–08 season, many teams made offers for Bynum, including the New Jersey Nets[12] and the Indiana Pacers.[13] However, the Lakers exercised a fourth-year contract option on him.[14]

On January 13, 2008, he suffered an injury during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Bynum partially dislocated his kneecap when he landed awkwardly on teammate Lamar Odom's left foot while attempting to grab a rebound.

His reception in L.A. has been considered positive, earning the nickname, "Mini Kareem".

File:Andrew-Bynum Dunk.jpg
Andrew Bynum dunking

[15] In March, there were reports that he could return before the end of the 2007–08 season or the first round of the playoffs,[16][17] however, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said that he did not foresee Bynum making serious contributions any time soon in April.[18] In May, rumors about his return were put to rest when Bynum underwent arthroscopic surgery on his kneecap performed by Dr. Steven Gecha in Princeton, New Jersey.[19] In September 2008, Bynum said that he was 100% healthy and was ready to participate in training camp, which was scheduled to begin at the end of the month, after working with his trainer.[20] On October 30, 2008, he agreed to sign a 4 year, $58 million dollar deal with the Lakers.[21]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 L.A. Lakers 46 0 7.3 .402 .000 .296 1.7 .2 .1 .5 1.6
2006–07 L.A. Lakers 82 53 21.9 .558 .000 .668 5.9 1.1 .2 1.6 7.8
2007–08 L.A. Lakers 35 25 28.8 .636 .000 .695 -10.2 1.7 .3 2.1 13.1
2008–09 L.A. Lakers 12 12 28.8 .515 .000 .738 9.2 2.0 0.8 2.5 11.3
Career 175 90 19.9 .565 .000 .658 5.9 1.1 .2 1.4 7.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 L.A. Lakers 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2006–07 L.A. Lakers 5 0 11.0 .533 .000 .400 4.6 .0 .0 .4 4.0
Career 6 0 9.5 .500 .000 .400 3.8 .0 .0 .3 3.3

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Andrew Bynum Bio". NBA.com/lakers. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Andrew Bynum Bio". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  3. ^ a b Daly, Pete (2005-06-29). "Bye-Bynum". The Trentonian. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Andrew Bynum Profile". Lakers Universe. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  5. ^ a b c Spears, Marc J. (2007-04-07). "Bynum worth seeking out". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  6. ^ "NBA game: Lakers at Nuggets Box Score". ESPN.com. 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  7. ^ "2006-07 Player Survey: Age". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  8. ^ "NBA games: Heat at Lakers Recap". ESPN.com. 2006-01-16. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  9. ^ "Andrew Bynum". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  10. ^ Bresnahan, Mike (2007-10-07). "Big man guru Newell gives Bynum support". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Andrew Bynum Career Statistics". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  12. ^ Garcia, Julian (2007-12-11). "Jason Kidd on block? Probably not". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  13. ^ "Report: Lakers restart talks for Pacers' O'Neal". MSNBC. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  14. ^ "Lakers Exercise Options on Bynum and Farmar". NBA.com/lakers. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  15. ^ "NBA games: Grizzlies at Lakers Recap". NBA.com. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  16. ^ "Bynum likely to return during first round of playoffs". ESPN.com. 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  17. ^ "Report: Bynum could return before regular season ends". ESPN.com. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  18. ^ "Lakers coach says Bynum not close to contributing to team". ESPN.com. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  19. ^ "Bynum undergoes arthroscopic surgery on left knee". ESPN.com. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  20. ^ "Lakers C Bynum says repaired knee ready for training camp". ESPN.com. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  21. ^ Corner, Jahmal (2008-10-31). "Lakers sign center Bynum to four-year extension". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-10-31. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)


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