Andrew Bynum was born on October 27, 1987, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Andrew Bynum is an American professional basketball player , Andrew Bynum is playing for the team Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. As of 2006, Andrew Bynum is listed as 7'0" and 275 pounds.

Andrew Bynum originally planned to attend the University of Connecticut but decided to forgo college and make himself eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the Lakers (tenth player selected overall) as the youngest player ever drafted, beating the previous record by the Portland Trail Blazers' selection of Jermaine O'Neal in 1996. Bynum was 17 years, eight months and two days old.

This record will likely last for the foreseeable future, as the new collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and the NBA Players' Association requires players entering the draft to 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 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.

A memorable sequence of events took place in a game against the Miami Heat on January 16, 2006, beginning when Shaquille O'Neal dunked over Andrew Bynum , knocking the rookie to the floor. On the next play, Bynum got the ball in 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 pushed O'Neal, who retaliated by swinging an arm into Bynum's upper chest. Both players received technical fouls for the incident .

After selecting him in the draft, the Lakers hired Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a Lakers special assistant to work with the Lakers big men especially the young Andrew Bynum. Under Abdul-Jabbar's tutelage, the Lakers hope Bynum develops into one of the NBA's best centers. With Lakers center Kwame Brown injured at the start of the 2006-2007 season, Andrew Bynum is expected to serve as their starting center for at least the beginning of the season.

Nicknames include "A-Bomb" and "Bynumite."

A HUGE physical presence. Andrew Bynum is the biggest and strongest high school center to arrive in some time. Andrew Bynum is a legit 7 footer with great mobility. Offensively Andrew Bynum has a small but solid set of post moves, including a very effective baby hook. Andrew Bynum is very good at backing down players into the low post and ending with a slam or short hook…Defensively, Andrew Bynum is a load in the paint. Although not a prolific shot blocker, Andrew Bynum is adept at altering shots and forcing teams to shoot the outside shot. However, Andrew Bynum is yet to face a player his size, so his one on one defense has not been truly tested…With time Andrew Bynum should develop into an excellent shot blocker…The thing to remember here is that players with Andrew Bynum's size and mobility are a rarity.

Raw is the word. While Andrew Bynum has been productive in high school, the NBA is a different world. Andrew Bynum will be facing players his size on a regular basis. Offensively, Andrew Bynum footwork needs much tooling…Andrew Bynum rarely shoots the ball outside of the paint. Andrew Bynum size won't allow him to dominate like he did in HS. Andrew Bynum could really use a small set jumper or another post move. In addition his passing out of the post is very poor and his understanding of defenses is an area of need...Defensively, Andrew Bynum needs to move his feet more and become more active. As a rebounder he needs to learn to get in proper position and not rely on his size and athleticism. Additionally, Andrew Bynum must stop picking up silly fouls, especially on the offensive end…Lastly, there have been concerns about his weight and conditioning

Andrew Bynum Strengths:
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 …

Andrew Bynum Weaknesses:
Very raw specimen … Not very far along offensively… Lacks great foot speed which will hurt him while trying to defend NBA big men… Losing 20-30 pounds would definitely help with his conditioning… A project for whichever teams decides to take a chance on him… Will need a few years before he will be able to make any sort of an impact… Without college, he's missing out on some key development.