Andre Drummond is a professional American basketball player currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drummond currently plays for the Chicago Bulls as a center. His professional NBA career began when the Detroit Pistons drafted him in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick.
Likewise, Drummond is a part of the United States national team. He was a part of the national team that won a gold medal in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The professional basketball player averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds throughout the tournament in eight matches.
Andre Jamal Drummond has an estimated net worth of over $30 million. On July 3, 2012, Drummond signed a 2-year $4.8 million contract with Detroit. On October 19, 2014, Detroit exercised a $2.57 million option for 2014-2015. The following season, again, Detroit exercised a $3.27 million option for 2015-2016.
Andre Drummond posing for a photo. SOURCE: Facebook @OfficialAndreDrummond On July 15, 2016, Drummond signed a 5-year $127 million contract with Detroit. On August 4, 2021, he signed a one-year $2.40 million contract with Philadelphia. When he signed a deal with his current Chicago Bulls team, Drummond took home a whopping $6.6 million. Drummond has made $141,738,705 from his 11 seasons in the NBA so far.
Having an impressive fortune, Drummond lives a lavish life and flaunts it via his Instagram handle. Also, he makes money from brand endorsement. He reportedly earns over $1 million from sponsors like Panini and Nike.
Drummond is currently single and is not dating anyone. However, he had some affairs in the past, which left people curious about his love life. He got more into the spotlight when dating an American singer, Jennette McCurdy.
Their relationship began in 2013. After dating each other for two years, Drummond and McCurdy broke up in 2015. Following the breakup with McCurdy, Drummond began seeing an Instagram model, Jenna Shea. They dated each other for a while, but it couldn't last long.
Andre Drummond with his son, Deon King. SOURCE: PEOPLE Drummond was also in a relationship with Candice Brooks for around one year. In 2018, the basketball player met another woman named Abigail Russo. Shortly, they fell for each other, and in 2019, the couple also welcomed a son named Deon King. After some time, Brooks and Drummond parted away. From his affair with Elizabeth Costadoni, he also has another child named Aubrey EllaRose Costandoni-Drummond.
Andre Jamal Drummond was born on August 10, 1993, in Mount Vernon, New York, to his mother, Christine Cameron. His father's name remains unknown. It is reported that his parents are from Jamaica. He spent his childhood with his sister Ariana.
Andre Drummond with his mother sharing Christmas gifts. SOURCE: Twitter @andredrummond Andre attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School and later joined Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Hartford, Connecticut, along with his sister. He averaged 12.7 points and 11.9 rebounds, and 6.5 blocks as a freshman and averaged 20.2 points, 16.6 rebounds, 7.2 blocks, and 4.5 steals per game as a sophomore.
After studying for two years at Capital, he joined St. Thomas More, Oakdale, Connecticut, and led the team to the national prep championship in 2011. ESPN and NBADraft.net ranked him as the # 1 player in the 2011 class, while Rivals.com and Scout.com ranked him the # 2 player.
Drummond attended the University of Connecticut in 2011 and played 34 games as a freshman scoring 10.0 points and grabbing 7.6 rebounds. His college career ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with the ninth-seed Huskies falling to the Iowa State of eight seeds.
Within 26 minutes, the freshman center scored two points.
Drummond has played for his country's national team and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. His playing career in detail is elaborated below.
Andre was selected as the 9th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons. He was named 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 7.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.0 steal, and 1.6 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game in his rookie season. Andre was also titled MVP of the NBA Rising Stars Challenge. Andre scored his then-career-high 32 points against Miami.
Andre Drummond in a professional match. SOURCE: Facebook @OfficialAndreDrummond Drummond was the first player to score three consecutive double-doubles to start the season of Detroit since Ben Wallace (2004-05) and was later named the Eastern Conference Player of The Year. Besides, he is the first player to win this award since Rodney Stuckey of Detroit.
Andre is on the list for scoring 20/20 in the first six games alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain. In addition, he joined LeBron James after winning player of the week in consecutive weeks. Andre has the longest streak of 11 straight double-doubles since Dave DeBusschere has 13 consecutive double-doubles.
Since Dennis Rodman in 1990–91, Drummond became the first Piston player with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds. During the 2015-16 season, he played against many clubs like San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
On July 15, 2016, Drummond re-signed a $130 million contract with the Pistons for five years. He scored 20 points and 23 rebounds in a 98–83 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds on October 10.
Andre reached 4,000 rebounds in his career. He was the second youngest player to reach the milestone at 23 years and 101 days, trailing only Dwight Howard (22 years, 129 days). In the first 13 matches of two seasons, Drummond became the first player to grab at least 200 rebounds since Dennis Rodman did it three times for three different teams in the 1990s.
Andre Drummond while playing for Brooklyn Nets. SOURCE: Facebook @OfficialAndreDrummond Drummond also had six assists and four steals and became the first player with many points, rebounds, assists, and steals since Charles Barkley in January 1990. In addition, he played against Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, and Washington Wizards.
Drummond replaced John Wall in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. For the sixth time in 2017–18, Andre had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds and was the first player with at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, four steals, and four blocks since Hakeem Olajuwon.
On March 29, Drummond scored 24 points and 23 rebounds in a 103-92 win over the Wizards in Washington. It was his 20th/20th career game, the most important NBA player since joining the league in 2012. Andre ended the regular season with 16 rebounds per game and became the first player since Rodman in 1997 to average 16 rebounds per game in one season and only the second player in the last 40 years.
For the 2020-21 season, Drummond played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After making some appearances for the team, he also represented the Los Angeles Lakers. On August 4, 2021, he signed a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. On February 10, 2022, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. Since July 2022, he has been playing with the Chicago Bulls.
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