The Los Angeles Lakers have given every indication that they want Dwight Howard to be the starting center in The Staples Center next season—and for years beyond that—but by doing so, they've pushed Andrew Bynum past the point of no return.
Bynum is a mentally fragile and occasionally immature basketball player. He's great at what he does on the court, though. In fact, only D12 is better at the center position and that may not be true for too much longer.
Right now, the Lakers should be courting their young seven-footer and giving him every indication that they value his services. They should be assuring Bynum that they value him and wish to keep throwing him out as the starting center for every game in the foreseeable future.
Instead, the Lakers are giving the opposite impression, one indicating that he is expendable and nothing more than a trading chip that could bring Howard to L.A.
Bynum has seemed to be growing frustrated with the Lakers for a while now. There was the ill-advised three-pointer that led to his benching. There were the huddles that he constantly shied away from.
There ...
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Why Los Angeles Lakers Are Past the Point of No Return with Andrew Bynum
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