If you’re looking for a stamp of approval in the NBA you can’t do much better than getting one from LeBron James. And he’s given one to former Duke star Brandon Ingram, calling him “lil bro” and praising his play thus far for the Lakers.
And in his second game, filling in at point guard, Ingram racked up 31 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
If you look at James as a magnifier of other players, he’s mostly made mediocre players look better than average. Ingram’s biggest problem is he’s bone skinny but that’s improved as he’s gotten older (his NBA draft night suit made him look like Sponge Bob Square Pants so good thing).