Oden Vs Bynum: Who Will Have The Bigger Impact

Both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers surpassed expectations last season and with both teams expecting returns from their young stars this upcoming season, their goals are even higher.   Last year, the two highly touted prospects suffered untimely knee surgeries that prematurely ended their seasons—in Greg's case before it ever got underway.   Bynum averaged 13.1 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.1 BPG midway through his breakout season.   Along with Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom, Bynum was the catalyst of the Lakers offense.   Originally estimated as 6 weeks for his recovery time, Andrew was held out of the remainder of the regular season and the postseason for fear of coming back undeveloped and re-aggravating the knee.   After the Lakers learned of Bynum's injury, Los Angeles masked their hole in their frontcourt by acquiring Spaniard Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies at the deadline in the most popular trade in the NBA last ... (link)