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Bynum in 2007. 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. [11] After selecting him in the draft, the Lakers hired Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to work with Bynum. [12]
The NBA announced that 49 college and high school players and 11 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft. [1] This was the last NBA draft for which high school players were eligible. The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union established a new age limit for draft eligibility.
Andrew Bynum is the youngest player to ever play in the NBA. NBA players usually come from U.S. college basketball. In the past, a college player had to complete his four-year college eligibility before he could enter the league through the NBA draft or as a free agent. In the 1970s, the league began to allow college underclassmen and high ...
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The Lakers had 3 picks going into the 2005 NBA draft. The Lakers picked seven footer Andrew Bynum as the 10th pick of the draft. Los Angeles also picked Ronny Turiaf and Von Wafer as the 37th and 39th picks respectively.
At first glance, the 2005 edition of the McDonald's All American boys team seemed to lack the "star power" of the 2003 and 2004 squads as they invaded Notre Dame's Joyce Center in March 2005. That perception was soon put to rest as seven players were taken in the 2005 NBA Draft.
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe is the biggest boom or bust candidate of NFL draft. ... Stay in the know about the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAA and all the other sports and leagues each day. From thrilling ...
Other players involved in the deal included All-Stars Andrew Bynum and Dwight Howard. His arrival in Denver led to some league experts labeling Denver a contender. [29] Iguodala returned on opening night of 2012–13 to play his former team. Iguodala put up 11 points in an 84–75 loss, and received a mixed response from the crowd. [30]