"Brandon Ingram was not one of the original 24 NBA All-Stars this season, and while fans of the Toronto Raptors thought he was snubbed, the reality is that he probably didn't deserve it. Now NBA commissioner Adam Silver has named Ingram as an injury replacement to the All-Star Game, another honor he probably didn't deserve -- but for a few different reasons, he made the cut."
"This season, Ingram is scoring 22 points per game, hitting 36.4 percent of his 3-pointers and chipping in 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists. No one would call him the Raptors' best player, but he is scoring and playing nearly every game for a team that is 32-22 and in 5th-place in the Eastern Conference. That generated some All-Star buzz over the past few weeks."
"Yet in the end, he wasn't even the most egregious snub when the rosters were announced. The NBA has a new format this year, which we will get to in a moment, but they still start with 12 players from each conference. The Eastern Conference All-Stars included Scottie Barnes representing the Raptors -- a player having a significantly better two-way season than Ingram -- but not Ingram himself."
Brandon Ingram was not among the NBA's original 24 All-Stars but was later named an injury replacement by commissioner Adam Silver. The selection marks Ingram's second All-Star appearance after 2019-20 and follows six seasons affected by injuries and inconsistency. Ingram averages 22 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting 36.4 percent from three, and he has played nearly every game for a 32-22 Raptors team in 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Scottie Barnes represented Toronto among the initial All-Stars. Multiple All-Star injuries produced replacement slots that led to Kawhi Leonard, Alperen Sengun and, ultimately, Ingram joining the roster.
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