Andrew Bynum
The Los Angeles Lakers and Andrew Bynum have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $58 million. The deal will keep Bynum with the Lakers through the 2012-13 season. If they had not reached an agreement, Bynum would have been a restricted free agent next summer.
“We’re extremely happy to have signed Andrew to this extension, which will secure his immediate future with the franchise,” Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement. “Andrew has shown a vast array of skills for a player his size and if he continues to stay dedicated and work hard to improve, he has an excellent chance to develop into one of the top players in the NBA.”
Bynum became the youngest player to be drafted in NBA history when the Lakers selected him as the 10th overall pick in 2005. He is regarded as one of the up-and-coming big men in the legaue and has been starting with Pau Gasol in the frontcourt for the Lakers this season.