No. 14 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. | September 2, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Kinston (Kinston, North Carolina) |
College | Duke (2015–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2019 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2019–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Brandon Xavier Ingram (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He was traded to New Orleans and became a first-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2020 during his first season with the Pelicans.
Ingram had a successful high school career in North Carolina, where he won state titles each of his four years of high school and was named North Carolina's Mr. Basketball. He played one season of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, where he was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. After the season, Ingram decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility and declared for the NBA draft. He played three seasons with the Lakers before being traded to New Orleans in 2019 in a package for All-Star Anthony Davis.