After Jonathon Simmons threw down his dunk of the year entry on Monday, Brandon Ingram made his the following night to make sure the San Antonio Spurs shooting guard will be challenged for it.
With time running out in the third quarter of the game between the visiting New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers, the former Duke Blue Devil drove hard to the basket and elevated for a vicious one-handed slam over Cheick Diallo. He even showed a lot of emotion after his spectacular play, to the delight of the home fans inside Staples Center.
The second overall pick of last year's draft has shown glimpses of his potential throughout the season and has given the Los Angeles faithful reason to believe that their team's young core can help make the team a winning group once again.
In his first season in the league, Ingram is averaging decent numbers with 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists. However, his biggest contribution to the team is earning the respect of his coaches and teammates, with his work ethic. If he continues to further improve his skills over the summer, it will definitely be a huge boost to the Lakers' rebuilding process and should translate to better production from him next season.
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