By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY By Jayne Kamin-Oncea, US Presswire ORG XMIT: USPW-82536 Apr 29, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (17) grabs a rebound in front of Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee (34) in the first

He remembers Andrew Bynum when he was just a 17-year-old boy. Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images What's a tougher leap to make: going from average to good or going from good to great? Andrew Bynum's leap into the elite makes him deserve most improved

I can't imagine what it would have been like if I had hit the big time when I was 20 like Bynum. It's gotta do a number to your head, where suddenly everybody knows you when you're walking down the street. It's weird. It sounds like it's all fun and

For a franchise that has had names like Mikan, Wilt, Kareem and Shaq, Andrew Bynum has earned himself a nice stripe amongst the legends of Lakers basketball. In Game 1 today against the Denver Nuggets, Andrew Bynum

NBA champion Kobe Bryant began his quest for a sixth ring and got off to a great start. Playing with out a suspended Metta World Peace, the LA Lakers beat out the Denver Nuggets . Kobe finished game one of the series with points.