With the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener on Thursday, many eyes will be on second-year forward Brandon Ingram. The front office has put a lot of expectations on Ingram who had a less than stellar preseason.
The major expectation for Ingram came from president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, who claimed that he would be disappointed if Ingram didn’t average 20 points this season. Magic has since backed off that claim, saying he just wants Ingram to have fun, but the proclamation hasn’t been forgotten.
Many have claimed that the expectations placed on Ingram were too much, but Ingram doesn’t agree as he told Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports:
“I don’t think five points a quarter is too much to ask for, at all.