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Andre Drummond Has a Message for Teams Ahead of Free Agency

Andre Drummond’s first season with the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t very last long. However, he made quite the impact during his time playing with the Sixers.
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Andre Drummond Has a Message for Teams Ahead of Free Agency
Andre Drummond Has a Message for Teams Ahead of Free Agency

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Andre Drummond’s first season with the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t very last long. However, he made quite the impact during his time playing with the Sixers.

During the 2021 offseason, the Sixers lost their veteran backup Dwight Howard, who re-signed to the Los Angeles Lakers after they allowed him to walk following the 2019-2020 run. The Sixers filled the void with Andre Drummond, who was also coming off of a stint with the Lakers.

Although Drummond was at a point in his career where teams were losing confidence in his ability to have an impact, he embraced the role as Joel Embiid’s backup in Philadelphia. And during the 49 games he played for the Sixers, Drummond reminded the league he still has plenty of value.

On Thursday, Drummond posted to his Instagram story a top-ten list of top rebounders in one game for the Sixers’ 2021-2022 season. Drummond’s name appeared on the list five times, and the first three slots belong to him.

As he heads into another free agency period, Drummond is doing some promotion for himself as he looks to land his next opportunity in the NBA.

The campaign this past season went well as he averaged six points, and eight rebounds playing behind Embiid. After he became a piece in the Sixers’ blockbuster deal with the Brooklyn Nets, Drummond was elevated to a starting role.

In 24 games with the Nets, Drummond averaged 11 points and ten rebounds. Overall, Drummond put up seven points per game and came down with nine rebounds per game throughout the 2021-2022 season. Now, he looks forward to landing another contract as he proved he deserves a shot on a contending team. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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