He decided to forgo college and entered the draft straight out of high school, hoping to be a high pick. Some criticized the Lakers, claiming they reached. Doubters said Bynum wasn't a dominant player and never would be. They said Bynum would take too long to develop and the end result wouldn't be worth it. Nonetheless, the Lakers ignored the non-believers, knowing it would be challenging to help him fulfill his potential.
Bynum also knew it would be tough, as he arrived less than a year after L. Whether he liked it or not, Bynum was the successor to the man who led the Lakers to three championships.
He was the heir apparent to the most dominant center the NBA had seen in over a decade. He knew he had huge shoes to fill size 23 to be precise. He knew it would not be an easy journey, and he wouldn't have had it any other way. He started off slow.
He was inexperienced, young, thin and certainly not dominant, but he showed flashes of brilliance, enticing Lakers fans and coaches alike with the promise of becoming a star center. His second season marked a clear improvement, as did his third, but it was during his third season that he suffered a devastating knee injury that would forever alter the course of Lakers history. In his third season, he averaged He suffered a season-ending injury in January, which prompted the Lakers to trade for Pau Gasol , whose addition did nothing but help Andrew Bynum with his development.
But he was now considered one of the top big men in the league, arguably second to only Dwight Howard. Bynum averaged Bynum was an even bigger piece of the puzzle when the Lakers won their second consecutive title in , staying mostly healthy and averaging a then-career-high 15 points per game. Two years later, Bynum enjoyed the best season of his career, earning his first and only NBA All-Star nod, averaging But concerns over his maturity and attitude became a problem, and his career would spiral from there.
He became a full-time starter that season and would go onto have a strong six-year run after that point, earning All-Star and All-NBA Second Team honors in To leave a comment, you will need to Sign in or create an account if you already have an account. Typed comments will be lost if you are not signed in. Nuggets' Michael Malone explains what he loves about Bones Hyland. Hyland produced a career-high off the bench and helped the Nuggets to a win over the Pacers without Nikola Jokic.
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If there can be a conversation about the Rookie of the Year just three weeks into the season, Turner believes Duarte should be part of it. The NBA Draft is a time of hope and optimism for teams in the associations because drafting the right player completely alters the present and future goals of GMs. That is why the most talented or physically capable player is normally taken out of college with one of the top picks in the draft, and the lower picks are used as wildcards.
But which players were taken out of college at very young ages? Thanks to the spectacular work by Hoopshype , here is the list of the 10 youngest NBA players drafted straight out of college into the pros. While there are some very big names including All-Stars and Hall of Famers on this list, there are also some names that you might not have heard before. Santini only lasted 4 games in the NBA before his career came to an end, which probably meant the year old was not ready to be given a spot on an NBA team much less a chance for the New York Knicks.
Amir Johnson has had a long and successful NBA career, playing for 4 franchises over 14 seasons. But Johnson was chosen 56th by the Detroit Pistons in , a solid choice because the power forward hustled on the court and was a solid defender. Amir Johnson would only appear in 11 games over his first 2 seasons with Detroit, although he did appear in 62 games in his 3rd season. Johnson was able to stay relatively healthy throughout his career and getting drafted early meant he was able to refine his craft.
The Russian small forward only appeared in 34 games over 2 seasons with Los Angeles, averaging 1.
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