Lakers’ Andre Drummond’s Jersey Choice Has Kobe Bryant Tie-in

The Los Angeles Lakers signed Andre Drummond and the veteran center got his new jersey. Drummond will wear No.2 for the Lakers. It’s an important number for the Lakers. NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi wore it. Gianna’s number had a tie-in to Kobe’s signature No.24 with the Lakers as well as Sydney Leroux.

“For those that don’t know- Gigi wore #2 as a soccer player since it’s @sydneyleroux’s number and Gigi kept her number as a baller,” Vanessa wrote on Instagram in June 2020, per Sports Illustrated. “Syd has a #2 tattoo in Gigi’s Jersey font to honor my baby). Love you always @sydneyleroux ❤️.”

According to Dave McMenamin from ESPN, Drummond chose to weat this number but didn’t provide more information on this choice. Great Lakers players wore this number. Lonzo Ball, Derek Fisher, Quinn Cook…

“No. 2 is Gianna’s number,” Cook told The Athletic’s Shams Charania in January 2020. “I feel it should be retired. It’s hers.”

Lakers fans are excited to see Andre Drummond in his new jersey

Drummond surprised fans with his new jersey. He took to his Instagram account to share some cool photos.

This is the fourth jersey number Drummond has worn in his great career. He had No.3 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and wore No.1 and No.0 with the Pistons.

Drummond is averaging 17.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 25 starts for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is more than excited to have Drummond on the floor.

“We’re all thrilled to add Andre Drummond, a player of his caliber, to our team,” Vogel said. “He’s one of the best centers in the league, someone that every defensive coordinator is going to have to account for and to figure out how to handle him when they’re trying to slow down [Anthony Davis] and [LeBron James] and our guards. I think he’s going to give us a big lift in the immediate future, and then obviously when we get going. He can dominate the game on both sides of the ball. His physicality is something you have to account for.”