Andre Drummond’s offensive drought couldn’t come at a more challenging time for the Lakers.

On Tuesday night, Drummond — who the Lakers signed from the buyout market last month after he parted ways with the Cavaliers — scored just four points on 2-for-7 shooting in a 101-93 win over the Hornets. That came one night after Drummond put up just three points in a loss to the Knicks.

The 6-foot-10 center spoke about his recent play following Tuesday’s game, and said offensively, this is “probably the worst” he’s played in his career. Drummond, a 9-year veteran, entered the league in 2012 after the Pistons drafted him with the 9th overall pick.

“I’m still trying to figure it out here. I’m not allowing it to take me out of my game. I know why I’m here, which is to help this team defensively. Offensively, it will come for me,” Drummond said from Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The new Laker is without the team’s stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, both of whom are still recovering from injury.

Davis has been out since Feb. 14 with a calf strain and tendonitis in his right leg. He is set to be reevaluated this week and could return to the starting lineup in 10-14 days, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. 

During Davis’ absence — Monday marked his 26th game missed — James went down with a high right ankle sprain during the Lakers’ March 20 loss to the Hawks.  

Since Davis’ injury, the Lakers fell from the No. 2 seed to No. 5 in the Western Conference. He was averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals per game this season prior to injury.

James, who was at the forefront of MVP talks, was averaging 25.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.9 assists before he went down.

Despite the team’s dip in performance and seeding — they’re currently behind the No. 4 Nuggets — Drummond is confident that James’ and Davis’ eventual returns will help him get more acclimated to his role with the defending champions.

“I think for us as a team, we’re going to find a way to get it done when guys come back healthy. Because you got to think, we’re playing with a different five every night when we’re stepping on the court. So you can’t expect us to have much chemistry when we don’t know who we’re playing with each and every night,” Drummond explained.

“So we’re hanging our hat on defense and allowing that to project us to a win.”

Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spoke on Drummond’s struggles following Tuesday’s game and said, “Rome wasn’t built overnight.”

“I think for him, it’s a big adjustment. When you think about it, he’s kind of never really been coached in his career — in Detroit, in Cleveland and then coming here to a championship organization, it’s tough. It’s tough.”

Until James and Davis return to the floor at full strength, Drummond will play a pivotal role in keeping the team afloat amid the cutthroat Western Conference race for playoff seeding.

Assuming the Lakers hold onto to the fifth seed, James and Davis could have more time to rest ahead of the postseason, which is set to begin on May 18.