The Lakers are signing a 32-year-old who has spent 10 years in the G League to play in his first-ever NBA games

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April 9, 2018 11:21 PM

Andre Ingram will make his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers after spending 10 years building up to the moment.

The Los Angeles Lakers signed 32-year-old guard Andre Ingram for the two remaining games of the regular season.
Ingram has played in the NBA G League for ten years, waiting for an opportunity to play in the pros.
Ingram said he had offers to play overseas for more money when he was younger but chose to stick it out in the G League in hopes of making the NBA.

Andre Ingram is going to realize a dream ten years in the making on Monday.

According to Bill Oram of The Orange County Register, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Ingram, a 32-year-old guard from the G League, for the remaining two games of the season.

The signing has a feel-good aspect beyond a typical G League call-up. Ingram has spent his entire career in the G League since graduating from American University in 2007. He played four seasons with the now-defunct Utah Flash, five seasons with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, and has played with the South Bay Lakers this season. He briefly played in Australia in 2016 before returning to the G League.

Ingram is the G League all-time leader in three-pointers made with career averages of 10 points and 3 rebounds per game on 46% shooting.

Ingram's dedication is impressive. He once received a Summer League roster spot with the Utah Jazz but didn't make the team. According to Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen and Roll, Ingram had offers to make more money overseas, but commitment to his family and dream made him stay in the NBA's developmental league.

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