Is Andrew Bynum The Lakers’ Future Franchise Player?

Walk into any local sports bar in Los Angeles and mention Andrew Bynum, and you're bound to get at least two very vocal and opposing viewpoints.

To some Lakers faithful, particularly those 25 years old and under, Bynum is the face of the Lakers' future.  At 22 years old, "Drew", as he is affectionately known in Lakerdom, is nine years younger than Kobe, which means he'll only be 30 years old when Kobe retires.

At an imposing 7 feet and 285 pounds, they'll tell you that he's only an inch shorter than Wilt Chamberlain was, but 10 pounds heavier, and more importantly, won two rings for the Lakers, one more than Wilt did, which makes him immediately better than Wilt.

They'll point to the start of the 2007-08 season, when Bynum...

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