Lakers Draft Prospect: Brandon Ingram on ESPN’s ‘Sports Science’
By Eric Yee
Lakers’ draft prospect, Brandon Ingram recently did his ESPN rounds, finishing off the week with a quick Sports Science segment
With draft night inching ever closer, all of the top NBA prospects are finishing up their pre-draft team workouts as well as pre-draft interviews.
Earlier this week, Brandon Ingram was on ESPN’s Mike and Mike and First Take talking about the upcoming draft but he finished off his ESPN journey by stopping by the Sports Science labs to take what they like to call, “the phone booth test.”
Standing 6’9 with a 7’3.25 wingspan and a 9’1.5 standing reach, Ingram’s guard-like ball handling and shooting abilities make him one of the most intriguing prospects the show has ever had the chance to work with.
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Surprisingly, the guys over at Sports Science decided to talk about Ingram’s defensive capabilities first, revealing that he has the same standing reach as Andre Drummond despite being two inches shorter, and a larger “defensive range” than Kevin Durant.
Moving on to his offensive potential, they compared his shooting form to that of Dirk Nowitzki. In terms of shot speed, John Brenkus revealed that his release is only 20 milliseconds slower than that of Klay Thompson despite having 38 inch long arms.
Though there have been recent rumblings about the Los Angeles Lakers not being completely sold on drafting Ingram second overall, even working out Indiana’s Buddy Hield Saturday, just five days before the draft, it appears to be a no brainer to select the Duke prospect based on potential and fit alone.
The most recent talks surrounding the Lakers via Chad Ford suggest that the team could even try to move D’Angelo Russell in order to get another top five pick, which they’d likely use on Kris Dunn, but this seems more like a reach for views than an actual scenario that is being discussed.
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A lineup of Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Ingram, Julius Randle and a free agent big man is a formidable starting five of the future, so the team would be wise to stay the course and buckle up for the long haul.