Andrew Bynum was 17 years, eight months and two days old, making himself to be the youngest player to ever be drafted by an NBA team. This record will likely last for the foreseeable future since the new collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and the NBA Players' Association mandates that American players who enter the NBA Draft must 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.
His name is often misspelled as: Andrew Bynam, Andrew Bynom.
Latest Andrew Bynum highlights
Bynum scored 11 points, blocked seven shots and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in Friday's loss to the Bobcats. Bynum is on a roll again, and already had 15 rebounds in an earlier game this week.) (Go to Andrew Bynum news page)
Andrew Bynum short biography
Name: Andrew Bynum
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Number: #17
Position: Center
Height: 7-0
Weight: 285
Date of Birth: Oct 27, 1987
Grew up in: Plainsboro, New Jersey
College: None, drafted out of high school
Draft: 2005 - 1st round (10th pick) by the Los Angeles Lakers (Read full biography)
