Andrew Bynum

Bynum is one of the great what-ifs of his NBA generation. When healthy, he was a legitimately dominant seven-foot center, and his 2011-12 All-Star season with the Lakers flashed the kind of two-way ceiling that puts you in Hall of Fame conversations. Then the knees betrayed him, and the post-Lakers chapters in Philadelphia and elsewhere were genuinely hard to watch. Two rings before turning 23 is a real accomplishment most players never sniff, but it's impossible not to wonder what a fully healthy decade would have looked like. He's the cautionary tale every young big man's medical staff probably still studies.

Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player from Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. Drafted 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005 straight out of St. Joseph High School, he became the youngest player ever to appear in an NBA game at the time. A two-time NBA champion (2009, 2010) and a 2012 NBA All-Star, the 7-foot center had his career repeatedly disrupted by knee injuries before retiring.

Name (English)

Andrew Bynum

Name (Japanese)

アンドリュー・バイナム

Reading

あんどりゅー・ばいなむ

Born

October 27, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Origin

Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

213cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

Basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

St. Joseph High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.andrewbynum.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0

Tags

• From New Jersey
• Basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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