The return of Zion Williamson is very good news for New Orleans, even if the strong winger must now find his place alongside CJ McCollum And Brandon Ingram. Willie Green has understood the importance of this equation, and knowing the failings of Brandon Ingram, who can tend to slip away if the game does not revolve around him, the coach will do everything to keep his winger under pressure.
This is in a way the message he conveyed during his intervention on NBA Sirius XM Radio, about his expectations regarding the Pelicans winger, whom he hopes to see with the knife between his teeth. Especially after his very disappointing performances in the World Cup where he was supposed to be one of the offensive leaders of Team USA.
“I expect Brandon Ingram to be vengeful to be honest. It was a good thing that he had the opportunity to play in FIBA competition. Usually, he does a lot of strength training during the summer and his development work, but not especially 5-on-5. So I think he’s a little bit ahead of where he normally would be.”, declared the coach about his player.
For the technician, his poor performances in the World Cup are an opportunity for Brandon Ingram to learn from his mistakes. Same thing for the “training camp”, while the player alternated between good (against Orlando) and bad (against Houston and Atlanta) during the preseason.
“We all watched his matches. I’m sure the team was disappointed with their performance and where they finished the competition. Brandon Ingram felt maybe he could have been used better. But these are still positive steps, which allow you to take stock, to evaluate yourself, and now to arrive at the start of the regular season to say to yourself: ‘OK, I’m going to get back to work’. And that’s what he did. I expect him to continue working on some of the things he was doing last year and this summer,” concluded Willie Green.
| Brandon Ingram | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 79 | 29 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 59 | 34 | 47.0 | 39.0 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 52 | 34 | 49.7 | 33.0 | 67.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 62 | 34 | 46.3 | 39.1 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 61 | 34 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 55 | 34 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 22.7 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 45 | 34 | 48.4 | 39.0 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 24.7 |
| Total | 413 | 33 | 46.4 | 36.4 | 78.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 19.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
