It's the dog days of the NBA calendar, which means it's time to overreact to the Summer League. However, second-year forward Harrison Ingram is no stranger to professional basketball and was expected to be one of the best players on the San Antonio Spurs' summer roster.
He's been just fine, but "just fine" in the summer doesn't scream "NBA success."
In two Summer League games, he has scored a total of 11 points and nabbed 11 rebounds. At 6-5 and 230 pounds, he has the physicality to create space on the glass and defend well, although he looks like a good college player: not fast enough for the NBA.
Ingram, on a two-way contract last season, did not crack the Spurs' rotation, and in Austin averaged only 12.8 points. Granted, he posted 9.3 rebounds and played solid defense, but at 22 years old, he is already close to his ceiling.
When the Spurs drafted him 48th overall last season, they obviously saw some potential, but fans of the franchise that drafted Manu Ginobili might not fully grasp how rare it is for second-round picks to make it in the NBA.
Ingram will likely play a slightly bigger role next season and will stay on a two-way deal, although the clock is ticking, and the limited Summer League sample so far suggests that Ingram will not be a rotational player in San Antonio any time soon.
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