Brandon Ingram is a 6-foot-8 wing scorer and two-time All-Star who joined the Toronto Raptors in 2025. Drafted 2nd overall in 2016 out of Duke, he broke out in New Orleans to win 2020 Most Improved Player and his first All-Star nod. A prototypical modern scoring wing often compared to Kevin Durant, his main career hurdle has been durability.
Model lines Ingram at 21.6 pts (range 18.3–24.9) vs a 21.5 line — roughly a coin flip to clear it (51%).
Biggest edge: scheme fit — drop coverage concedes the pull-up/mid-range he likes.
A smooth 6-foot-8 wing scorer and two-time All-Star — three-level scoring for the Raptors.
A four-time state champ and Duke one-and-done, Ingram was drafted 2nd in 2016 by the Lakers.
Traded to New Orleans, he won 2020 Most Improved Player and his first All-Star nod.
Acquired by Toronto in 2025, he signed a three-year, $120M extension.
A Durant-comparison scoring wing, his main hurdle is durability.
A smooth 6-foot-8 wing scorer and two-time All-Star — three-level scoring for the Raptors.
Brandon Ingram was born in Kinston, North Carolina, won four state titles in high school, and was ACC Rookie of the Year in his one season at Duke before the Lakers drafted him 2nd in 2016. Traded to New Orleans in the Anthony Davis deal, he broke out to win 2020 Most Improved Player and his first All-Star selection.
A prototypical modern scoring wing with size and feel — often compared to Kevin Durant — he was acquired by Toronto in February 2025 and signed a three-year, $120 million extension, earning a second All-Star nod in 2026. His main career hurdle has been durability.
Sources: Wikipedia, NBA.com, Basketball-Reference, ESPN.
Ingram grew up in a close family in Kinston, North Carolina — his father a former police officer and welder, with an older brother who played college ball — and is known off the court for interests in drawing, portrait art, and fishing. That quiet, artistic personality contrasts with a fierce competitive streak on the floor.
His on-court identity is smooth, three-level scoring at size — a 6-foot-8 wing with length, a deadly mid-range game, and improving playmaking, the profile that earned Kevin Durant comparisons (which Durant himself endorsed). Health has been the defining variable — a blood clot cost him a season and ankle issues have flared — but when available, he is a proven number-one-caliber scorer, ideal alongside Barnes for Toronto.
A smooth three-level scoring wing — size, mid-range mastery, and playmaking.
A proven number-one scorer
Ingram's value is smooth, three-level scoring at size — a 6-foot-8 wing with a deadly mid-range game, three-point range, and improving playmaking (career around 19.5 points and 4.2 assists). That Kevin Durant-comparison profile makes him a proven, All-Star-caliber scorer capable of leading an offense, ideal as a second star alongside Barnes.
The durability question
The defining variable is health — a 2019 blood clot cost him a season, and ankle issues ended his 2024-25 early. When available, he is a number-one-caliber scorer; his value to Toronto hinges on staying healthy. At full strength, he and Barnes give the Raptors a genuine two-star foundation.
Per game
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77 | 33.8 | 21.5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | .477 | .382 |
Source: Basketball-Reference.
Where he sits in history
Hardware
A smooth two-time All-Star scoring wing — a second star for the Raptors, health permitting.
Ingram gives Toronto a proven three-level scorer — a 6-foot-8 wing with mid-range mastery and playmaking, on a three-year, $120 million deal. His value hinges on durability after an ankle issue ended his 2024-25; at full health, he and Barnes form a genuine two-star foundation.
Contract
A smooth, Durant-comparison scoring wing and two-time All-Star — a proven number-one-caliber scorer and second star for Toronto, with health the swing factor.
Smooth three-level scoring at size — a 6-foot-8 wing with a deadly mid-range game, often compared to Kevin Durant, who won 2020 Most Improved Player and is a two-time All-Star.
Toronto acquired him from New Orleans in February 2025, and he signed a three-year, $120 million extension.
Durability — a 2019 blood clot cost him a season and ankle issues ended his 2024-25 early; staying healthy is the key to his value.