Andrew Bynum

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Bynum
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 27, 1987(1987-10-27)
Age	37
Birthplace	Plainsboro
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Scorpio

Andrew Bynum Biography

Andrew Bynum is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States. Seven-foot NBA center who was selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2005 NBA Draft. He won two NBA championships with the Lakers before briefly playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers.

He shared the court with star shooting guard Kobe Bryant during his first eight seasons in the NBA.

In the 2005 NBA draft, Bynum was selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. At age 17 years, 244 days, Bynum was 12 days younger than Jermaine O’Neal, the previous youngest player drafted by an NBA team. After selecting him in the draft, the Lakers hired Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to work with Bynum. 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. During the game, he missed his two field goal attempts but had two rebounds and two blocks. In his second season, Bynum was still the youngest player in the league, due to his draft year being the last that a player could be drafted straight out of high school.

Bynum attended St. Joseph High School, in Metuchen, New Jersey during his junior and senior year. For most of his freshman year, he attended West Windsor Plainsboro High School North located in Plainsboro, New Jersey. For the remainder of his freshman year and his sophomore year he attended Solebury School in Solebury, PA. He played in the 2005 McDonald’s All-American game where he tallied 9 points and 5 rebounds. In his junior year of high school Bynum averaged 16.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 6.0 blocks. As a senior, he averaged 22.4 points, 16.8 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game. During his junior and senior year at St. Joseph High School, Bynum finished his high school career averaging 19.2 points, 14.9 rebounds, and 5.6 blocks in 32 appearances. He originally planned to attend the University of Connecticut on a basketball scholarship; however, the 17-year-old made the decision to go directly into the NBA and made himself eligible for the 2005 NBA draft, where he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers.

He was raised with two brothers, Corey Bynum and Ernest Bynum, Jr.

Andrew Bynum Net Worth

Andrew Bynum is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Bynum 's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He spent his freshman year of high school playing for West Windsor Plainsboro before moving to Solebury School for his sophomore year. After that he transferred to St. Joseph High School where he went on to average over 20 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks per game as a senior before declaring for the NBA Draft at the age of 17.

In 2012, he was involved in a four-team deal that sent Dwight Howard to the Lakers. Bynum went to the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom he would never play a game due to a nagging knee injury during his one year in Philadelphia.

Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After they selected him in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft with the 10th overall pick, the 7-foot-0-inch (2.13 m) center won two NBA championships with the team in 2009 and 2010. He was named an All-Star and selected to the All-NBA team in 2012.

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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. On October 30, 2008, he agreed to sign a 4-year, $58 million contract with the Lakers.

Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Andrew Bynum celebrates birthday on October 27 of every year.

Bynum missed the next 32 games. On April 9, 2009, he returned from injury in a home game against the Denver Nuggets. Bynum went 0–2 in the first half, but finished with 7–11 by the end of the game. With the 21 minutes that Bynum played, he scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Still recovering from his knee injury, he played in the playoffs wearing an awkward knee brace. He was not the same player, averaging 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds while often in foul trouble. The Lakers advanced to the 2009 NBA Finals against the Orlando Magic. Although Bynum averaged just 19 minutes against the Magic and their center Dwight Howard, the Lakers won the championship.

Who is the youngest drafted NBA player?

• Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles Lakers: 18 years, 6 days.
• Jermaine O’Neal, Portland Trail Blazers: 18 years, 53 days.
• Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers: 18 years, 72 days.
• Darko Milicic, Detroit Pistons: 18 years, 133 days.

Did Andrew Bynum make an All-Star game?

He was named an All-Star and selected to the All-NBA team in 2012. Bynum was an All-American player in high school before he decided to forgo college and enter the NBA. He became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game.

When did Andrew Bynum get drafted?

2005

Who is the oldest NBA player?

The National Basketball Association was founded on July 6, 1946. In the 75 years since there have been over 4,500 NBA players to play in a game. And there has never been an older player than Nat Hickey , who still holds the record for oldest NBA player ever, set back in 1948. Hickey was 45 years and 363 days old.