Brandon Ingram

Brandon Ingram
Ingram with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2020
No. 14 – New Orleans Pelicans
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-09-02) September 2, 1997 (age 27)
Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolKinston
(Kinston, North Carolina)
CollegeDuke (2015–2016)
NBA draft2016: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2016–present
Career history
20162019Los Angeles Lakers
2019–presentNew Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards
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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.