As easily as the Lakers said hello to Brandon Ingram, a final goodbye was given to Kobe Bryant. The draft came and went, sweeping in two new teenagers for the Lakers, neither of whom were born when Bryant was plucked out of high school in 1996. And I think Brandon fits that mold.”The other similarity was supplied by Kupchak, in response to the ultra-thin Ingram having the same frame as Kevin Durant. It was a small issue, one of few encountered on a draft night the Lakers needed after their worst season ever. There’s no Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson on the Lakers’ roster but there’s an 18-year-old Ingram with a Warriors-like talent, Walton said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 24, 2016 23:03 UTC