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Brandon Ingram
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 Team, 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 Mr. Basketball, North Carolina's Mr. Basketball. He played one season of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball, Duke Blue Devils, where he was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. After the season, Ingram decided to forgo his remaining coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 NBA season, 2002–03 season when George Shinn, then owner of the Charlotte Hornets, relocation of professional sports teams, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the team Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets, temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets before returning to New Orleans for the 2007–08 NBA season, 2007–08 season. In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans In 22 seasons of pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
