Toronto – Brandon Ingrem does not want confirmation of basketball fans.
He just wants to finally get into the court with his new comrades on the team of Toronto Raptors and confirm himself that he still has everything he needs to play the NBA.
Ingram spoke in detail about how he seeks to start playing in real games on the day of the Raptors Media on Monday. The small striker was sent to Toronto by the new Orleans by the Pelicans in February before the NBA trade period, but he never sketched for “predators” when he recovered from stretching the left ankle.
“Instead of proved that people are wrong, it just proves to himself who I am,” Ingram told the X Hotel in the center of Toronto. “Having entered a new role, new teammates, new coaches, are responsible for being the best I every day and win basketball games.
“I think this is the most exciting part for me. I think when you go, trying to prove yourself to other people, it will never work. I just try to be my best I am every day and enter the game, having fun. ”
Ingram scored an average of 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 programs through 18 games in New Orleans before he was injured. It was a career year for Ingram, which scored an average of 19.5 points, 5.2 selection and 4.3 gear for nine seasons with Los -Andheles Lakers and Pelicans.
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Now that he is healthy and in a team with a lot of potential than the New Orleans, Ingram feels that it is becoming a new start.
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“When I came here in February, I never noticed how the guys in defense play diligently, moving on to the offensive,” said quiet Ingram. “I am just excited to raise my qualifications and facilitate the situation to other guys.
“This is similar to a new beginning with all new persons, new coaches, the study of new things.”
The head coach Daro Radzhakovich said that he wanted Ingrem to simply be on the court, but noted that, being 28 years old, he enters into his play in Prime.
“I expect him to bring his game to another level,” Rajakovich said during his press conference. “The game is changing. The game is becoming more open, more running and more transition, and it will also have to grow in this aspect.
“He is an elite scorer, but he is in a situation where he cannot just score, but play.
Part of the creation of the correct game will be attracted by double teams and quickly deliver the ball to an open teammate. Rajakovich and Svingman R.J. Barrett from Mississauga, Ontario, both said that Ingram would pull more heat from the protection of the enemy’s team and open more opportunities for other scorers in Toronto.
“I think BI participated is just another deadly weapon for us, which should be concentrated with protection,” Barrett said about how he could increase his effectiveness of the offensive. “He is going to give me more open pictures. More and more open pictures.
“Definitely be the most effective that we can be. Everything is individual and as a whole team, and Bi definitely helps with this. ”
There is another thing that Ingram is looking forward to this in the upcoming season: playing Scotiabank Arena.
“The most impressive thing for me is to see every game here, regardless of the fact that they win or without losing, simply seeing everyone in the field,” he said. “It is definitely different from the new Orleans to see each filled seat, and everyone shows love, whether we were down or up.”
On Monday Day, The Raptors went to Albert to open their training camp at the University of Kalgary, with open practice on Friday in the gym of Jack Simpson. Toronto's first pre -season game will take place on October 6 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver against Denver Nuggets.
This report of the Canadian press was first published on September 29, 2025.
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