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Dominant big men are a dying breed in today’s NBA game, but the league’s historical landscape is littered with elite centers leading their respective franchises to postseason berths and championships. This is one of the reasons why the Philadelphia 76ers, with four playoff appearances over the past five seasons, acquired All-Star center Andrew Bynum from the Los Angeles Lakers this past summer to become the face of the franchise.

Bynum, by most accounts, is the league’s second best center behind the Lakers’ Dwight Howard, but the eighth year pro also has an extensive injury history with his lower extremities since entering the league. Over the past few months, Bynum has received various knee treatments ranging from platelet therapy in Germany to injections of Synvisc-One, which treats osteoarthritis.

Bynum is expected to practice with his new teammates for the first time today and is eyeing a return to the court for the club’s regular season opener at home versus the Denver Nuggets on October 31.

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