Lakers Pick Andrew Bynum [HT1LAtB2qmR]

6-28-2005. Lakers take Drew out of HS instead of Granger, making him the youngest player EVER drafted -- that record will remain unless Stern's boys overturn the age limit that was instituted in the years following this draft.

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LA's garbage sports media tried to spin this into a controversial pick at the time, some warning them that they take Fran Vazquez (who wound up bailing on ORL after they picked him) or Sean May, who became a bust. At that time, LA mike trout had Chris Mihm, but they needed more size as they were starting ancient Brian Grant at 4 and backing him up with Brian Cook...nuff said. They passed up Danny Granger, but the FO's reasoning was that Drew was high dunfermline athletic vs partick thistle risk, high reward (they were fully aware of his knee issues at the time, a physician advised them that he would have to be yuji ohno played sparingly due to the structure of his knees and because he is pigeon toed). Since the Lakers are rarely in the lottery, it was best to risk a pick on a center.