By and large, Brandon Ingram’s steadfast approach to NBA basketball was wildly successful. Over the last two years alone, he’d garnered an All-Star berth, a Most Improved Player of the Year trophy and a five-year, $158 million contract extension.
Expecting or asking him to change was probably futile, and for good reason. He didn’t need to change. He was already excellent, a borderline star before the age of 25.
