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Andre Drummond: ‘I didn’t maximize that time of being the max guy. If I could go back, I would’ve done it completely differently’

January 22, 2025 by Hoops Hype

Andre Drummond: What I really realized, after all the years of being away from Detroit, was my mindset. I was like, you know, “I’ve got to be this certain guy. I’ve got to play a certain way to get to that point of making a max contract.” Once I got that max contract, I was like, “Oh [expletive], my work is done. I did it. I made it here. Now I get to play however I want to play. I’m the best guy on my team, making the highest amount of money, so I get to have this leadership role.” I don’t think I did it the right way because not only did I not understand that that could’ve been $100 million two, three, four, or five times, I only got it once because I didn’t maximize that time of being the max guy. If I could go back, I would’ve done it completely differently. I would’ve been a lot more attentive to working on my game and becoming more than just the best rebounder in the league. I would’ve tried to add more pieces to my game so that when the league changed, it wouldn’t have been so difficult for me to adjust.
Source: YouTube

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Nick Nurse has no updates on the three questionable 76ers. Sounds like Paul George, Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele will be game-time decisions. – 8:34 PM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Sixers injury report for tonight’s game against the Nuggets:
Questionable: PG (left groin soreness), Drummond (left toe) and Yabusele (right knee contusion)
Out: Joel Embiid (left knee), Lowry (right hip), Caleb Martin (right hip), KJ Martin (left foot) and McCain ( left knee). – 11:51 AM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Joel Embiid is officially out for tomorrow’s game in Denver. Paul George, Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele are all questionable.
Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin, KJ Martin and Jared McCain also out. – 8:09 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow’s game @ DEN.
Paul George — left groin soreness — QUESTIONABLE
Guerschon Yabusele — right knee contusion — QUESTIONABLE
Andre Drummond — left toe injury recovery — QUESTIONABLE
Joel Embiid, Caleb Martin, KJ Martin, Kyle Lowry all OUT. – 7:32 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The injury report you’ve surely all been waiting for:
OUT tonight vs. Milwaukee:
Andre Drummond
Joel Embiid
Caleb Martin
Kyle Lowry
KJ Martin
QUESTIONABLE:
Paul George
Guerschon Yabusele – 2:31 PM

More on this storyline

Andre Drummond: “My Mount Rushmore of rebounders? Dennis Rodman, Moses Malone, Bill Russell, and Tristan Thompson. Dennis is a no-brainer—his numbers are insane. He once had 26 rebounds and no points in a game. Moses had an incredible knack for tipping the ball in and controlling the boards. Bill Russell’s rebounding numbers were out of this world, even though I’ve only seen clips of him. And Tristan? That’s personal. Battling with him in the paint was always a fight. He’s got a natural feel for rebounding. Those guys inspired me to be the best rebounder I could be.” -via YouTube / January 22, 2025
Andre Drummond: The only thing that really saved me was my athleticism—being able to guard one through five. If I had been slow and not athletic, I probably would’ve been out of the league after that $100 million contract, honestly. My God-given talent kind of saved me in that sense and gave me a second chance to revamp my career. I feel like after Detroit, there was this bad taste with all the teams—how I was as a player. And that wasn’t who I was. I was a kid. I was a kid that made a lot of money. I’m from Connecticut; I had never seen $100 million in my life. I had never driven fast cars. I had never had a big house before. -via YouTube / January 22, 2025
Derek Bodner: Sixers injury report for tonight’s game against the Nuggets: Questionable: PG (left groin soreness), Drummond (left toe) and Yabusele (right knee contusion) Out: Joel Embiid (left knee), Lowry (right hip), Caleb Martin (right hip), KJ Martin (left foot) and McCain ( left knee). -via x.com / January 21, 2025

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