#3 Brandon Ingram
Is there anyone who looked primed for a breakout more than Brandon Ingram, only to flame out? The crowned jewel for the Lakers, Magic Johnson was basically willing to trade anyone on the roster but Ingram at one point of time, but those days are probably gone for good.
Many in the Lakers front office predicted Ingram would make the jump and become an All-Star this season and he won't even come close to it. In fact, his numbers are actually slightly down from last season which is concerning for the Lakers. Ingram was thought as being the sidekick for LeBron and he seems to have lost that role to Kyle Kuzma who was shone this season.
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The thing is Ingram needs the ball in his hands a lot to be great while Kuzma doesn't to that extent and if the LeBron-Ingram tandem doesn't work out this season, he might well be shipped out of LA.
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