Six years after earning his first All-Star nod as a member of the Pelicans, Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been named to his second All-Star game, the NBA announced today (via Twitter).
Commissioner Adam Silver tabbed Ingram as an injury replacement for Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who will be unavailable to play on Sunday due to a nagging knee injury. Ingram will take Curry’s spot on the USA Stripes roster alongside veteran stars like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard.
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Ingram, 28, was traded from New Orleans to Toronto at last year’s deadline but sat out for the rest of the 2024/25 season due to an ankle injury and didn’t make his Raptors debut until this past fall. The 10th-year forward has fit right in with his new team, averaging 22.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 34.0 minutes per game across 52 outings (all starts), with a shooting line of .472/.364/.835.
Scottie Barnes has arguably been the more valuable Raptor and was the first All-Star recognized from a Toronto team that has exceeded expectations this season and holds the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference at 32-22. However, Ingram leads the Raptors in scoring and has elevated an offense that struggled to score in half-court situations last season.
This year’s All-Star game will be a three-team event that pits Ingram’s USA Stripes squad against Barnes’ USA Stars and Team World, which is made up international stars.
L Pick by Adam Silver
In the All-Star Game arena, name > stats.
Hell yeah Congrats BI well deserved.
Bout time…
Article literally says it’s his second time
I know that. My point was he was snubbed this time around.
Is this website where grown men need to argue to feel stable?
He wasnt snubbed
Before he was chosen to replace Curry he was. You’re views are yours. No need to get upset because someone thinks differently.
Your*
Also I was never upset, just said he wasnt snubbed
Anything else?
@Brabo Why are you correcting punctuation and not putting periods at the end of your sentences?
MPJ better this year, but held out of too many games by his team.
This is shaping up to be another dud star
Lamelo Ball👍
Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel have been better this season.
RJ Barrett has by far been the most valuable Raptors, but I guess he was destined to be overlooked
You spelled Scottie Barnes wrong. He wasn’t overlooked though. He’s in two competitions.
Raptors went on a crazy losing streak without RJ, be honest
Seems like Lauri Markkanen is being overlooked here.
Great numbers (27 pts 7 reb on .478/.365/.891) , and that terrible Jazz team is clearly better with him, they are 15-22 with him on the court and 2-15 (!?) when he doesn’t play.
When he plays he’s the obvious offensive outlet, and even with the additional attention, he’s played well this year.
Knew the East and West part didn’t matter in this format. I expected Harden due to that team being the older players.