Kevin Durant Comments on Brandon Ingram’s Progression, Skill Set

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant hasn’t seen a young player who more closely resembles him from a pure basketball standpoint than Los Angeles Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram.   

“First person I can say, that I can look at him [and] feel like I’m looking in the mirror,” Durant said Tuesday when describing Ingram’s skills, per Lakers Nation’s Serena Winters.

Durant provided another fascinating opinion about how far along he believes Ingram already is in his development:

Asked Kevin Durant about Brandon Ingram today and he said Ingram’s even farther along than he was at that age, really impressed.

— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) July 19, 2016

The two squared off on Tuesday in a Team USA basketball training camp practice that was open to the media.

Like Ingram, Durant was a No. 2 overall draft pick, but the similarities don’t stop there. Both are slim but lengthy—Ingram is 6’9″, 190 pounds, while Durant is 6’9″, 240 pounds—and are …

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