When comparing the top two prospects in this 2016 NBA Draft, many see LSU’s Ben Simmons as having the highest ceiling, but see Duke’s Brandon Ingram as having the ideal style for this era of basketball. Thankfully for the Lakers, they don’t have to make a decision between the two as they can take whoever is left after Philadelphia selects first.
At this stage it looks like Philadelphia is set on Simmons, leaving the Lakers with Ingram at number two. That scenario may be exactly what the Lakers have wanted all along.
According to Jonathan Givony of The Vertical, the Lakers would have targeted Ingram even if they had the first overall pick:
Ingram is the player the Lakers would have targeted at No.