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Injury Update - Andrew Bynum Finished?

by Stephen Kersey on March 28th, 2008

While the news regarding Andrew Bynum seems to change on a daily basis, fantasy basketball owners need to come to a sad conclusion – it’s time to forget about him. Bynum, the talented and young center for the Los Angeles Lakers, has little to no fantasy value at this point.

The best case scenarios coming out of Los Angeles have Bynum returning for the last few games. Even if he does so, Bynum will have to slowly work back into his groove. It’s likely that he’ll come off the bench at first and play limited minutes. Bynum, even if he returns to the court, won’t hold near the fantasy value he held before the injury.

The Lakers need Bynum to win a championship but they may use the first round of the playoffs as the time to up Bynum’s playing time. He’s too young and too important to their future to rush back.

If Bynum sidelined, a few Lakers should continue to have more value than usual. Ronny Turiaf has proven to be a reliable bigman. Vladimir Radmanovic is getting more minutes and is doing well in those minutes. Even Pau Gasol would likely be negatively affected once Bynum returns due to having to share inside touches and rebounds.

Do you have Bynum on your fantasy basketball team? If you can’t stash him away on the injury list, it’s time to waive him.

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