In fact, the Lakers had already traded Ingram as a bargaining chip in order to acquire Davis. If the Lakers had kept Ingram at that time and tried their best to train him, I think Ingram is still very likely to become a team giant in the future. In fact, since the Lakers selected Ingram in 2016, Ingram's performance in the league has been very good. After the All-Star Game last season, Ingram averaged 28.3 points per game. This data is actually very good for a rookie.

However, it can be seen from the acquisition of James from the Lakers that the Lakers currently do not have the patience to train their own rookies, and in recent years, Hulunbuir has indeed not found a suitable rookie to train. So the current Lakers simply traded Davis directly, and then added James in the team. With these two people as the core, the Lakers can quickly rebuild, and the current Lakers already have a certain amount of strength. Championship strength.

Ingram himself is still very capable. When he first entered the league, the Lakers actually asked him to start with defense. Judging from the past few seasons, Ingram has indeed done the same. Well, after all, Ingram is also tall and has similar length to Durant. Of course, if Ingram wants to become a superstar like Durant in the future, he still has a long way to go. What Ingram needs to do now is to make his outside shooting more stable.

In fact, Ingram is playing very well in the Pelicans. After joining this team, he has unlimited firing rights, so his data this season is actually better than A better season, I believe, is also a good thing for Ingram, which will allow Ingram to grow faster.