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Why The Thunder Don’t Need Andrew Bynum

By Arash Darbandi

Dec 10, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum sits on the bench during a game against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won 109-94. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 10, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum sits on the bench during a game against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won 109-94. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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2. Scoring

Jan 7, 2014; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher (6) and small forward Kevin Durant (35) react during the second half against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz won 112-101. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2014; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher (6) and small forward Kevin Durant (35) react during the second half against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz won 112-101. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

Andrew Bynum was undoubtedly one of the better scoring centers in the NBA-when he had his head on his shoulders. Do the Thunder really need help scoring the basketball? Not when the leading NBA scorer is on your team in Kevin Durant. Durant is leading the  third ranked offense in the association. At the moment, with Westbrook out, Durant in enduring a harder workload. Once the sixth year man out of UCLA returns from surgery, Durant can go back to a normal role. Westbrook is the catalyst of the team. His 21 points and seven assists per game are impossible to replace. So expecting Bynum-who is not even in top form- to help replace Westbrook’s scoring in unrealistic.

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