Bynum Ready to Work Out

Lakers center Andrew Bynum is scheduled to begin offseason workouts next week.  Bynum has been recovering from an injury to his kneecap for the past six months and missed the second half of the Lakers season, which included a run to the NBA Finals.  Bynum and the team were both performing much better than anticipated at the time of his injury and it was initially assumed that the Lakers’ season was lost when the seven-footer went down.  But the team regained relevancy in the Western Conference by pulling off a miracle deal with the Memphis Grizzlies for forward/center Paul Gasol.  Gasol stepped right in and picked up the triangle offense immediately, helping the Lake Show reach the finals.

It was during the finals where the physical play of the Celtics bigs appeared to overwhelm Gasol in all but one game.  Bynum’s return will allow Pau to move to his more natural position at power forward and Andrew will provide the physical presence in the lane that the team lacked without him.  The 20-year-old center should be the missing piece to the puzzle and, I believe, makes the Lakers the favorite in the west.  Bynum has immense potential and looks to be a franchise center in the making.

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