Heading into his second season in the league, there is much optimism surrounding the development of Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram.

One of the reasons for this encouraging chatter is his focus on improving his shot as he has spent much of the offseason adjusting his release point to be a more efficient shooter and scorer. During an interview with Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, Ingram discussed in detail the alterations to his shot that he has made that has worked on with assistant coach Brian Keefe.

INGRAM: I was shooting over my head. With my long arms, it was like a slingshot. Coming from college to the NBA, I was only about 180 pounds, so I was trying to push the ball to the rim from the 3-point line. I think I’ve gotten strong enough now where I feel comfortable shooting the ball from the 3-point line now. As I keep getting stronger, it’s going to be natural.

KEEFE: (We focused on) his hand placement on the ball and where his guide hand was. He has very long arms, so making his shot a little bit tighter and more compact, because when you have long arms more mistakes can be made. Shooting more one-handed and getting his left hand off the ball, specifically.

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These minor adjustments could pay huge dividends to Ingram this upcoming season as this could allow him to get off a smoother shot from mid-range and beyond the arc in any situation. This combined with his reported growth spurt of two inches to 6-foot-11 may make him even harder to guard.

Ingram showed plenty of promise in the Las Vegas Summer League with altered shot form in his only game of action scoring a game-high 26 points. Although it was Summer League, he was scoring was more ease while getting to his spots on the floor.

The 20-year-old is coming off an encouraging rookie campaign that saw many flashes of potential. This was evident in the second half of the season where he saw an uptick in production and efficiency, averaging 13.2 points on 47.5 percent shooting from the field.