Andrew Bynum puts the Indiana Pacers one step closer to an NBA Championship.
In a lead role with the Cavaliers this season, Bynum averaged 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. According to 82games.com, he posted a net efficiency rating of just plus-0.1 per 48 minutes and was wildly inconsistent. Through all of that, there is no denying the Bynum of 2014 is just a shell of the Bynum of old, and his impact as a star player is quickly diminishing.
While the 26-year-old may no longer be fit to carry the load for a championship contender, he did prove in 24 appearances this season that he can still have a positive impact on the game if he plays in the appropriate system.
And the Pacers are the perfect system.
According to Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated, general manager Larry Bird "will only regret [signing Bynum] if he hurts the chemistry of the team." Do not expect that to happen, though, as his new teammates and coach Frank Vogel are not going to allow their new 7'0" acquisition to be a distraction from their ultimate goal.
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