NBA 2K17 MT— Brandon Ingram had been a Laker since before the draft. Unofficially and potentially, but 

definitely already being worked in the fold. That much was clear as a group of executives and coaches 

took him to a steakhouse in downtown Los Angeles earlier in the month, a get-to-know-you meal typically 

part of the itinerary when top prospects come for a workout. Five players also arrived as well in a move 

that is not typical.

Ingram at No. 2 was the obvious path all along, on the assumption the 76ers would stay with Ben Simmons 

as the first pick. So the Lakers were treating lngram like he was one of them two weeks before the 

Draft. It was a dinner and a statement: After this much wreckage for this much time, there is no time to