SI's top 100 countdown continues today with 50-31. Brandon Ingram checks in at #33 (up from #36 last season). Still just 24 years old, Ingram has proven to be an effective scorer in the NBA and should be a borderline All-Star for the next 7-10 years. I think the synopsis is fair, that he has to figure out how to translate his defensive tools into on-court production in order to reach the next level.
It's interesting to see that Ben Simmons, selected ahead of Ingram, now checks in at #31 overall, having dropped from #21 the year before. Ingram has sort of set a baseline for his offensive performance but has upside remaining whereas Simmons has kind of soured due to lack of development or bad fit.
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/09/21/ra...ok-ben-simmons
Still waiting on Barrett (surprised he hasn't shown up yet, to be honest), Tatum, Zion, and Kyrie.