The majority of Ingram's offensive possessions took place in spot up and pick and roll situations. As a spot up threat, Ingram is not someone to worry about. He shot 35% in spot up situations and is not much of a shooting threat. In pick and roll situations, did not fare much better. He averaged 0.59 points per possession as a pick and roll ball handler. Despite Ingram's lack of success as a ball handler in pick and rolls he does have decent court vision and his length gives him the chance to become a good passer.
Ingram was not much better in any other offensive play type. Defensively speaking, Ingram was wearing a Lakers jersey, meaning he did not play any defense last year. His long arms give him the ability to be a good defender. He shows good effort defensively and as the Lakers get more established veterans he will have the chance to use his length more.
Their is a great deal of upside with Ingram and the Lakers have to cautious and allow him to grow. His body type reminds me a lot of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The only difference between Giannis and Ingram in terms of expectations is that Ingram played a year at Duke and Giannis came from Greece. Giannis and Ingram have similar body types and similar weaknesses and their first year stats were eerily similar. Giannis shot 41%, 4 rebounds per game, 2 assists per game, and 7 points per game for a Bucks team that won 15 games. Ingram shot 40%, 4 rebounds per game, 2 assists per game, and 9 points per game for a Lakers team that won 26 games. It took Giannis time to develop into the player he is today. He is still not a great shooter, but if you have length like Giannis and Ingram you can be an effective offensive weapon without a great stroke. In addition, Giannis has become a force on the defensive end, blocking shots and using his length to causes chaos. Ingram has the ability to become that type of force.
The development of Ingram is not a certainty. If the Lakers are able to get a big time free agent like Paul George or Lebron James it will drastically alter the willingness of the Lakers to spend time developing young players. This will be an interesting season for Ingram, he is going to be on another bad Lakers team, but with a player like Lonzo Ball, who may or may not become the greatest playmaker to ever live, Brandon Ingram stands to benefit playing with someone who can get him easier shots and better opportunities.