Ranking all 24 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
2. Former Duke basketball forward Brandon Ingram
Brandon Ingram, who shined for the Blue Devils in 2015-16 before going No. 2 overall at the 2016 NBA Draft to the Los Angeles Lakers, is now in his third season with the New Orleans Pelicans. The sixth-year pro and one-time All-Star is carrying a heavier load this go-round due to the absence of fellow former Duke one-and-done Zion Williamson.
As a full-time starter in his 45 appearances, Ingram boasts the following season averages and percentages:
- 22.1 points per game
- 5.7 rebounds per game
- 4.5 assists per game (career-high)
- 0.6 steals per game
- 0.5 blocks per game
- 44.8 percent from the field
- 33.3 percent beyond the arc
- 81.6 percent from the charity stripe
Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans (23-36), now No. 12 in the Western Conference standings, return from the All-Star break at 9 p.m. ET Friday in a road contest against the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (48-10).