The Lakers lost 97-123 to the Nets in their preseason debut this season, trailing 41-54 in rebounds amid the appearances of Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan in the three All-Star interior leagues, while Andre Drummond, who left the Lakers this season to join the 76ers, handed over a 19-point, 14-rebound and 5-block record in the debut of the new owner in 24 minutes. This contrast is not accidental, the Lakers abandoned Drummond has grabbed 15+ rebounds in a single game 14 times in preseason, what is this concept?
Before joining the Lakers last season, Drummond was able to get 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game with an average of only 28.9 minutes per game, which is expected to win the NBA rebounding king for 4 consecutive years, he chose to join the Lakers with the Cavaliers after the basic salary was bought out, hoping to achieve the two goals of winning the championship and preparing for the big contract, but the Lakers finally fell in the first round of the playoffs and Drummond was gradually abandoned by the Lakers, discouraged, he joined the 76ers with a year-end salary contract this summer.
Abandoned by the Lakers, "Zhuang Shen" played a masterpiece in the debut of the new owner, playing 19 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks in 24 minutes of preseason against the Raptors, and only 1 foul, showing the style of the 4-time rebounding king. As a player who has scored 14.5 points, 13.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 645 regular season games in his nine-year NBA career so far, Drummond has played such a performance is not too surprising, and he has also played dominant statistics in preseason many times before.
As the no. 9 pick in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, Drummond has grabbed 15+ rebounds in a single game 14 times in preseason! What is this concept? No other player in the NBA has more than 5 rebounds in a single game with 15+ rebounds in preseason, with the exception of Drummond being Howard's 5, while Anthony Davis ranks third among active players with 15+ rebounds in a single game in preseason with 4. In addition, only Kevin Love, Billy Beymbeau, Favors and Gobert have had 3 preseason rebounds and 15+ in a single game.
Since the 2005-06 NBA official preseason statistics, only Drummond alone has rebounded more than 5 times in a single game in preseason, and in addition to the 7 players mentioned above, only Al Jefferson, Joakin Noah and Marcus Camby have rebounded 15+ in a single game in preseason for no less than 3 times, and the total of the 3 of them is only 12 rebounds in a single game in preseason.
Drummond has rebounded 15+ in a single game in preseason in 14 preseason games, far ahead of active NBA players, more than the other three in the active top four combined! Drummond, who is only 28 years old, has not been plagued by major injuries so far, and it is entirely possible that he will continue to refresh this figure. Despite Drummond's skepticism, he's really professional when it comes to rebounding alone!