Los Angeles Lakers Poll Question: Will Brandon Ingram average 20 PPG?

Recently, Magic Johnson said that he expects Brandon Ingram will average 20 points per game. Do Los Angeles Lakers fans believe he can achieve that?

With the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to get a unique talent in Brandon Ingram. After one season at Duke, Ingram was able to go right to the NBA.

Despite a lot of success in college, Ingram had a tough rookie season overall. Last season, Ingram averaged 28.8 minutes, 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. One of the weaknesses in Ingram’s game was his shooting percentage. A field goal percentage of 40.2 percent is certainly something that can be improved upon.

After a slow start last season, Ingram did improve later on in the season. In February, he was able to bump up his scoring average to 10 points per game. In March, he improved as well, as he averaged 13.5 points per game.

This offseason, Ingram has worked hard to improve his jump shot with the hope to help have a much better second season. Even though he played in just one Summer League game, Ingram did look like he will be taking a big step forward this season.

Recently, Magic Johnson said that he expects Ingram to average 20 points per game next season. We polled Lakers fans about if they thought Ingram could reach that lofty goal. Here’s what the results were.

As you can see, the results were that Ingram will certainly be better next season. A majority of the votes went toward Ingram reaching the 20 points per game. However, 34 percent he will come up short of averaging 20 points per game.

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Considering Ingram averaged just under 10 points per game last season, this would be a huge jump in production. However, the hard work that Ingram has put in this offseason could help propel him to that number. If Magic believes that Ingram can do it, he certainly might be able to.