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With the departure of Jackson, Buss continued cleaning house, firing much of the Laker scouting department, including beloved assistant GM Ronnie Lester, who is often credited with the scouting of Andrew Bynum — yes, the same Bynum Buss hung his hat on.
He was the first Lakers employee to scout Andrew Bynum back at the McDonald's All-American camp in 2005 and the loudest Lakers employee to recommend the chubby 7-foot, 275-pound high school center from New Jersey with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Though Bynum is a grown man now, going into his seventh season whenever this lockout ends, when I caught up with him Thursday afternoon, Lester told the story of the first time he saw Bynum like it was yesterday.
"Coach Bill Bertka and myself went to watch him during the week of practice they had before the McDonald's All-American Game," he said. "He was just so big. … The first time I saw Andrew Bynum come out of the locker room, I pointed and said to Coach Bertka, 'Who is that?'
"He was overweight, chubby faced, chubby bodied. He needed to get in shape, but what a difference from the other high school kids."
Two months later he took a redeye to New York to watch him again.
"I didn't recognize him. He had lost 30 pounds," Lester said. "That in and of itself, that kid losing 30 pounds in two months, that was pretty impressive right there. You knew the kid would work if he wanted something bad enough.
"After the workout, I called Mitch … and told him 'If he's there at 10, I don't know how you can pass the guy up.'"
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221473 Jim having nothing to do with Bynum
Wakin up early in the morning, taking a fat on Cully.
Like I said:::it was Son of Buss who insisted on drafting Bynum. And it was Son of Buss who insisted on not trading Bynum.
And MJ just proved his point tbh. Jimmy hasn't done sh!t and there is a reason why D'antoni gets credit for drafting Ginobili and not Pop.
& I've seen countless pieces where Son of Buss is credited with drafting Bynum. And countless pieces where Son of Buss is credited with insisting on not trading Bynum.
I ain't grudging MJ.
How many times did your mother congratulate you for fetching the papers early in the morning?
Dave Corzine >>>>>>> KwamePERIOD son. No?
^There was nothing wrong with Kwame Brown cept Phil trying to make him Bob McAdoo. Then insisting on it. Then becoming obsessed with it.
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