Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has not had the start to the preseason he was probably looking for after an offseason that saw team executives like Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka hype up his scoring ability and the improvements he made during the unseen hours of the summer.
Ingram hasn’t looked like the player those two described so far, posting a team-worst true-shooting percentage of 38.4 percent over the Lakers’ first five preseason games. He also has the third-worst net rating on the team, with the Lakers getting outscored by 14.7 points per 100 possessions while he is on the court.