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Andrew Bynum is on the comeback trail

By Brad Washington

INDEPENDENCE, OH - JULY 19: Andrew Bynum is introduced as a new addition to the Cleveland Cavaliers at The Cleveland Clinic Courts on July 19, 2013 in Independence, Ohio in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDEPENDENCE, OH - JULY 19: Andrew Bynum is introduced as a new addition to the Cleveland Cavaliers at The Cleveland Clinic Courts on July 19, 2013 in Independence, Ohio in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Former NBA All-Star Andrew Bynum is attempting an NBA comeback at the age of 30. Will he succeed in today’s NBA ? We will have to wait and see.

Andrew Bynum played a key role in the resurgence of Kobe Bryant as a champion in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In a four-season stretch between the 2009 and 2012 seasons, Bynum averaged 14.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, even garnering a 2012 All-Star game appearance.

But while it looked as if Bynum was turning the corner to become one of the NBA’s brightest young stars, injuries, a lack of desire to play and behavioral issues would plague him the next couple seasons. The aforementioned factors would place Bynum out of the league by the spring of 2014, and he hasn’t played since.

But, per a report by The Athletic’s Sham Charania, Bynum is hiring representation to attempt an NBA comeback at the age of 30. Bynum is looking to schedule team workouts before camp starts.

Bynum attempting an NBA comeback is peculiar, to say the least. Bynum once stated that he didn’t want to play basketball anymore and he didn’t like it that much in the first place. Bynum made those comments as a reaction to being suspended by the Cleveland Cavaliers in December of 2013 for detrimental conduct. With that being said, generally, if you’re not interested in something in the first place, it’s hard to become interested in it again, unless something else is the reward (in his case, probably money.)

Another reason Bynum’s comeback appears strange is that the NBA has completely changed since he last played. Gone are the traditional back-to-the-basket big men in which team’s drafted to build their franchise around in favor of sleek, leaner centers who can space the floor. Bynum’s game was the former, so unless he’s adapted to today’s times, it’s hard to see Bynum on an NBA team with the style he played with.

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During his last days as a Cavalier, Bynum was kicked out of practice for shooting wherever he was on the court. At the time, that whole conception appeared ludicrous. In today’s NBA, it’s the common norm in a halfcourt set. If Bynum keeps the idea but has shown maturity in how he’s shooting the ball then he may have a chance, after all.

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