Can The Sixers Afford To Build Around Andrew Bynum?

Boom Or Bust?
Philadelphia 76ers' Andrew Bynum answers questions about his injury during their NBA basketball media day at the team's practice facility, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Philadelphia. Bynum will sit out three weeks as a precaution after receiving knee treatment in Germany. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Philadelphia 76ers' Andrew Bynum answers questions about his injury during their NBA basketball media day at the team's practice facility, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Philadelphia. Bynum will sit out three weeks as a precaution after receiving knee treatment in Germany. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

He was the second-best player involved in last summer’s blockbuster Dwight Howard trade, or maybe the grand prize if you subscribe to Shaquille O’Neal’s power rankings of NBA centers.

Andrew Bynum may soon measure up to that, but right now he hasn’t even suited up, leading you to wonder if he’ll possibly hurt more than help the Sixers in the long run, given his history of hobbling.

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