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Andre Drummond shared his personal experience in an emotional speech with younger players, saying how important is to be a good teammate first.

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Andre Drummond used his personal experience to give a valuable lesson for the younger players.

Andre Drummond

Position:CAge:29Height:211 cmWeight:125 kgBirth place:Mount Vernon, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Drummond talked about the importance of being a good teammate first, sharing his path in the NBA.

"To be pouting on the bench, making faces, not cheering your f------ teammates on when we're down 8 the entire game, come back and go up by 3, and you're not celebrating that," Drummond said. "I'm going to tell you something. Fellas, I was that guy. I was a $100 million guy. I was pouting. I was upset when I wasn't playing. And I had a bad attitude."

"I went from $100 million to a f------ league minimum… They don't care how many rebounds you get. How many threes you make. They care about you being as a person. Are you a good teammate? Are you a good locker room guy? Are you someone they can count on each and every night?" Drummond added.

After becoming a star and signing a $127 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, Drummond had to settle down for way smaller deals, most of which were the veteran minimums.

Recently, Drummond exercised a player option with the Chicago Bulls and will earn $3.3 million next season.

Drummond was named the NBA All-Star twice and the rebounding leader four times.

The 29-year-old Drummond has career averages of 13.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game over 785 appearances.

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