Brandon Ingram already appears to be more than on his way to being an incredible player. With LeBron James sitting on the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half, Ingram showed off his scoring prowess and tantalizing defensive potential as he led the Lakers past the Sacramento Kings and to their first preseason win of the year, scoring 31 points and snatching 10 rebounds in the process.
That’s impressive stuff from Ingram, and it led James to voice his belief in his 21-year-old co-star of the win in his walk-off interview on Spectrum Sportsnet following the game:
"This is the year for him, I believe in him.