Andrew Bynum was 17 years, eight months and two days old, making himself to be the youngest player to ever be drafted by an NBA team. This record will likely last for the foreseeable future since the new collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and the NBA Players' Association mandates that American players who enter the NBA Draft must be at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school class and reach age 19 no later than December 31 of the calendar year of the draft.
On November 2, 2005, during the LA Lakers season opener against the Denver Nuggets, Andrew Bynum played six minutes and became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game at 18 years and 6 days old. During the game, Andrew Bynum missed his two field goal attempts but had two rebounds and two blocked shots.
January 16, 2006, in a game against the Miami Heat, Shaquille O'Neal dunked over the Los Angeles Laker Andrew Bynum, knocking the rookie to the floor. On the next play, Andrew Bynum moved to the low post, faked right then spun left around O'Neal and dunked the ball. Andrew Bynum celebrated as he ran down the court and bumped into O'Neal, who retaliated by swinging an arm into Andrew Bynum's upper chest. Both players received technical fouls for the incident.
 Andrew Bynum / #17 / C
Position: Center
Born: October 27, 1987
Height: 7-0 / 2,13
Weight: 275 lbs. / 124,7 kg.
High School : St. Joseph HS (NJ) |
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Prototypical NBA Center size at 7-foot and just under 300 pounds… Surprisingly athletic for a player of his size… Has a 33 inch vertical and a 7-foot-3-inch wingspan which helps him to excel at shot blocking and rebounding… Moves around well and is very mobile… Has soft hands and is very aggressive in the paint… Very young at 17 anda half years old… Has loads of potential …
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Andrew Bynum was born on October 27, 1987, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Andrew Bynum was an American professional basketball player that plays on the National Basketball Associatation (NBA) for the Los ANgeles Lakers team. In 2006, Andrew Bynum was listed as 7 feet tall and weighing 275 pounds.