Brandon Ingram

Brandon Ingram
	Ingram with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2020
No. 3 – Toronto Raptors
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 2, 1997; Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.
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
Drafted by	Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2019	Los Angeles Lakers
2019–2025	New Orleans Pelicans
2025–present	Toronto Raptors
Career highlights
	NBA All-Star (2020); NBA Most Improved Player (2020); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2017); AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016); Second-team All-ACC (2016); ACC Rookie of the Year (2016); McDonald's All-American (2015); First-team Parade All-American (2015); North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2015);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Brandon Xavier Ingram (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors 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 the New Orleans Pelicans 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.