The NBA Scouting Combine got underway on Monday with the measurements portion of the event ahead of today’s first day of scrimmages. After a day with some measurables that opened some eyes, Harrison Ingram really caught the attention of NBA scouts with his performance in his scrimmage.
Ingram tied for second on Team Love with 14 points on 4-7 from the field and hit a team-high three 3-pointers off the bench in 20 minutes. He had the option to participate in the scrimmages or sit them out and so far it looks like a great decision for him to play. If he can finish with two more solid performances, it could put him in a tremendous spot to hear his name called in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Following Tuesday’s scrimmage, Ingram spoke to the media and was asked about where he stands when it comes to staying in the draft or returning. “I mean, obviously it's open. That's more just so if I get injured, knock on wood, if something happened, I get injured or something like that. I was like, keep my options open. There's no reason to close it. My parents always told me, never make the decision till the last moment. So now I'm trying to be smart and keep it open, but I'm staying in.”
He was also asked if he had revealed this information to the Tar Heel staff to allow them to get a head start on finding his replacement. “100%. I mean, I told them before anybody, before anybody knew. I was very straight up with them for this relationship we have and I told them from the start my plan is to stay in the draft. My plan is to go. They knew before everybody, and I didn't want them to be held back by my decision and not be able to recruit everybody. I told them, obviously, they didn't need my permission, but I was like, you can recruit whoever you want, go do whatever you want. If I do end up, for some reason coming back, I'm fine at finding my position, but I know they have a job to do and they have a family to feed.”
This is confirmation of a decision that we thought was inevitable when it came to Ingram and this draft. The question now becomes why aren’t the Tar Heels being more aggressive in finding his replacement with their top target at that position off the board.
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