youngest player to start a game in nba history

Andrew Bynum is the youngest in a game. He was 18 years and 6 days old versus the Nuggets on November 2, 2005.

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youngest player to start a regular-season game in NBA history

	NAME	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-006	11/2/2005	LAL	@	DEN	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	0	0	+2
2	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-010	11/6/2005	LAL	vs	DEN	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	1	0	0	+3
3	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-012	11/8/2005	LAL	@	ATL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+1
4	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-013	11/9/2005	LAL	@	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	1	+2
5	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-018	11/14/2005	LAL	@	MEM	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	1	-2
6	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-020	11/16/2005	LAL	vs	NYK	6	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	2	0	0	+5
7	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-022	11/18/2005	LAL	vs	LAC	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	5	0	0	-2
8	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-024	11/20/2005	LAL	vs	CHI	18	4	3	0	0	2	1	3	33.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	51.5	1	2	0	1	+2
9	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-028	11/24/2005	LAL	vs	SEA	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	1	0	0	3	-13
10	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-031	11/27/2005	LAL	vs	NJN	12	5	4	0	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	0		1	3	33.3	47.0	4	0	1	2	-8
11	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-033	11/29/2005	LAL	@	SAS	21	6	6	0	0	2	3	6	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	1	5	1	3	+2
12	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-035	12/1/2005	LAL	@	UTA	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	4	0.0	0.0	1	0	1	2	-14
13	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-036	12/2/2005	LAL	vs	MIN	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	1	2	+4
14	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-038	12/4/2005	LAL	vs	CHA	9	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	3	0	2	-6
15	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-040	12/6/2005	LAL	@	MIL	7	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	61.5	0	1	1	2	+12
16	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-041	12/7/2005	LAL	@	TOR	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	1	0	-2
17	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-043	12/9/2005	LAL	@	CHI	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-3
18	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-048	12/14/2005	LAL	@	MEM	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0		1	2	50.0	56.8	0	0	0	0	-7
19	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-053	12/5/1996	POR	@	DEN	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	2	1	-1
20	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-054	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	1	0	2	1	-11
21	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-054	12/6/1996	POR	vs	CHA	9	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	2	2	2	2	+2
22	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-060	12/12/1996	POR	vs	VAN	3	5	2	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		1	2	50.0	64.4	1	1	0	0	+3
23	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-061	12/13/1996	POR	@	LAL	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	1	0	0	+1
24	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-066	12/18/1996	POR	vs	SEA	18	7	5	0	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	54.3	1	4	0	3	-6
25	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	18-068	12/20/1996	POR	vs	DAL	16	4	3	1	0	0	2	7	28.6	0	1	0.0	0	0		28.6	2	1	1	2	-1

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