Several years ago, forward Brandon Ingram was an integral part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ attempt to rebuild following Kobe Bryant’s Achilles injury and retirement.
Ingram emerged into a standout player within a couple of years, and after he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in the Anthony Davis deal, he became a borderline star. Many Lakers fans still feel a fondness for him and would welcome him back with open arms.
He is currently on Team USA preparing for the FIBA World Cup, which will take place later this summer. One of his teammates is current Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who said he is most excited to play with Ingram.
Via Lakers Nation:
“I think Brandon Ingram is someone that’s just like, I don’t even know how tall he is, arms long as [expletive] and just gets to his spot and he’s never rushed. Really [excited to play with] everybody honestly, we’ve got such a talented team that you know the main thing for us is just to mesh it together and you know figure out how to play off one another. Kind of use each other to you know benefit each other. But, I’ll learn a little bit of something from everybody.”
Team USA has started practicing, and it looks like Reaves will play a big role in whatever success it has from some of head coach Steve Kerr’s comments on him.
