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Los Angeles Lakers: Brandon Ingram to take the next step

The Los Angeles Lakers have been better as of late, and are possibly on a better win pace than most expected them to be in year one of LeBron James. Nevertheless, they’re still not a threat to win the Western Conference.

This team still doesn’t have a true second star, and could really take the next jump as a team if a player like Brandon Ingram would take his next progressional step as a player. If Ingram can be that second option with LeBron, he could be the missing piece to this team possibly challenging the Warriors.

Again, this team was never expected to be a title contender in year one of their incarnation, but there’s no question that they could take a huge step with Ingram taking even just a small one.