Andre Drummond is an American professional basketball player currently playing center for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. He entered the league after being drafted by the Detroit Pistons as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft. Drummond is known for his rebounding ability.
On November 21, Drummond's streak of 11 consecutive double-doubles to begin the 2015-16 season came to an end, marking the longest streak by a Piston since Dave DeBusschere recorded 13 consecutive double-doubles in 1966–67.
On December 1, 1967, Wilt Chamberlain set the record for missing the most free throws in a game with 22 missed free throws. This record was broken by Andre Drummond on January 20, 2016.
Drummond reached 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 100 blocks and 100 steals for the fourth season of his career, the most in NBA history since steals and blocks were first recorded in the 1973–74 season.
On January 24, 2018, Drummond recorded 30 points, 24 rebounds, six blocked shots, four assists and three steals. He became the first player to record such stats in a game since the 1973–74 season, when the NBA first began to record blocks and steals.
On March 11, against the Brooklyn Nets, Drummond's 19th straight double-double tied him with Bob Lanier (1974–75) for the longest such streak in Pistons' team history.
In 1985, Drummond became the first Piston with back-to-back 20/20 games.
On December 22, 1989, Hakeem Olajuwon had at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, four steals and four blocks. That feat was repeated by Drummond on February 3, 2018
On November 27, 2017, Drummond recorded season highs of 26 points and 22 rebounds. He also had six assists and four steals, becoming the first player with that many points, rebounds, assists and steals since Charles Barkley in January 1990.
On December 18, during the 2015-16 season, Drummond became the first Pistons player with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Dennis Rodman in 1990–91.
On August 10, 1993, Andre Jamal Drummond was born. He is an American professional basketball player.
In 1993, Drummond was born in Mount Vernon, New York, to Jamaican parents.
Drummond concluded the 2017-18 regular season averaging 16 rebounds per game, becoming the first player since Rodman in 1997 to average 16 rebounds per game in a season and only the second player in the last 40 years.
In the 2015-16 season, Drummond became the first Pistons player to record three consecutive double-doubles to start the season since Ben Wallace in 2004-05.
On November 10, 2017, Drummond recorded 16 points, 20 rebounds and a then career-high seven assists in a win over the Atlanta Hawks, moving the Pistons to a 9–3 record—their best start to a season since the 2005–06 season.
In the 2015-16 season, Drummond helped lead the Detroit Pistons to an NBA-tying-best 3–0 record for the first time since the 2008–09 season.
In December 2009, Rodney Stuckey won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, being the first Piston to win the award since then.
In 2016, the Pistons finished the regular season as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44–38 record, earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2009. They went on to be swept in their first-round match-up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In the summer of 2010, Drummond was a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, contributing to a 111–80 victory over Poland in the gold medal game.
On August 26, 2011, Drummond announced via Twitter that he intended to reclassify again and attend the University of Connecticut, after initially declaring he would spend a postgraduate year at Wilbraham & Monson Academy in 2011–12. The decision created a media frenzy.
In 2011, Drummond led his team to the national prep championship while at St. Thomas More.
In 2011, Drummond was one of the top-rated basketball players in the high school class and played one season of college basketball with the Connecticut Huskies before declaring for the draft.
In 2011, Drummond was rated as the No. 1 player in the class by ESPN and NBADraft.net.
In the 2015-16 season, Drummond was the first player to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Week in the first two weeks of the season since LeBron James in 2011-12.
In 2012, Andre Drummond was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA draft with the ninth overall pick.
In 2012, after a freshman season at UConn, Drummond declared his decision to enter the NBA draft.
On March 29, 2018, Drummond recorded 24 points and 23 rebounds. It was his 20th 20/20 game of his career, the most of any NBA player since he joined the league in 2012.
On May 14, 2013, Drummond was named to the 2012–13 NBA All-Rookie Second Team and finished fourth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting.
In 2013, Drummond was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team with the Detroit Pistons.
On January 24, 2014, Drummond recorded a then career-high 20 rebounds to go with 20 points in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
In 2014, Drummond was a member of the U.S. national team that won a gold medal in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
On March 11, 2015, Drummond recorded 22 points and a season-high 25 rebounds in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. It was his fourth 20-point, 20-rebound game over the previous two seasons, the most in the NBA in that time span.
In 2015, Drummond recorded double-doubles in each of the Pistons' first three games and was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first week of the season, becoming the first Piston to win the award since Rodney Stuckey in December 2009. He became the first Piston with back-to-back 20/20 games since 1985. He was also named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second week of the season, becoming the first Piston to win player of the week in consecutive weeks, and the first player to win the award in the first two weeks of the season since LeBron James in 2011–12.
On January 20, 2016, Drummond set an NBA record for free throws missed in a game with 23, surpassing the previous record of 22 set by Wilt Chamberlain on December 1, 1967. He also set a career high and franchise record by attempting 36 free throws.
On July 15, 2016, Drummond re-signed with the Detroit Pistons on a five-year, $130 million contract.
On March 17, 2017, Drummond grabbed 22 rebounds in an 87–75 loss to the Toronto Raptors. It was the 34th time he had 20 rebounds in a game, including seven in 2016–17.
On October 23, 2017, Drummond recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, moving into sixth place on Detroit's career rebounding list, passing Walter Dukes.
On February 3, 2018, Drummond had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds for the sixth time in 2017–18 and became the first player with at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, four steals and four blocks since Hakeem Olajuwon on December 22, 1989.
On November 5, 2018, Drummond recorded 25 points and 24 rebounds in a 120–115 overtime loss to the Miami Heat.
On January 30, 2018, Drummond was named as a replacement for John Wall in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.
On February 6, 2020, Andre Drummond was traded by the Pistons to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Brandon Knight, John Henson, and a 2023 second-round draft pick.
On March 28, 2021, Andre Drummond signed a 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $794,536, joining the team as an offensive reinforcement while stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis were injured.
On August 4, 2021, Andre Drummond signed a 1-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers for $2.4 million, which was a veteran's minimum contract.
In 2021, after reaching a buyout agreement with Cleveland, Drummond joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
On February 10, 2022, Andre Drummond was traded to the Brooklyn Nets along with Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, and two future first-round picks in exchange for James Harden and Paul Millsap.
On July 6, 2022, Andre Drummond signed a 2-year contract with the Chicago Bulls for $6.6 million.
On June 29, 2023, Andre Drummond exercised his player option to remain with the Chicago Bulls.
On November 6, 2023, Andre Drummond recorded his 10,000th career rebound in a game against the Utah Jazz.
In 2023, Andre Drummond established his residence in Lindenwold, New Jersey, and also acquired a summer home in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In February 2024, Andre Drummond was fined by the NBA for making an inappropriate gesture.
On July 7, 2024, Andre Drummond signed a 2-year, $10 million contract to return to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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