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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- As if?Brandon Ingrams slight frame needed any more weight on its shoulders, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft learned Tuesday that he will be taking over Kobe Bryants former practice locker.Talk about pressure.I saw where my locker was, and I definitely knew it was Kobes locker, Ingram said Tuesday at his introductory news conference at the?Los Angeles Lakers training facility. I know [general manager] Mitch [Kupchak] told me I had some big shoes to fill when I came in here, but I liked it. I like the pressure thats on me?right now. Its going to motivate me to do good things on the court. Its all good pressure for me.Ivica Zubac, the Lakers selection with the No. 32 overall pick in the draft, was introduced alongside Ingram, and he was asked if he is jealous that Ingram inherited Bryants locker, as Zubac was a die-hard Bryant and Lakers fan growing up.Zubac laughed. No, he can have that pressure, he said.Like Bryant before him, the 18-year-old Ingram plans on proving his doubters and skeptics wrong.While some top draft picks are gifted spots in the starting lineup or a set number of minutes, Ingram will have to fend off Luol Deng?--?a 12-year veteran and fellow Duke Blue Devil whom the Lakers reportedly signed to a four-year, $72 million deal in free agency -- for the teams starting small forward spot and minutes in the rotation. Yet Ingram claims he isnt intimidated by the challenge. He plans to win that battle while learning and growing under Dengs guidance and wisdom.I havent talked to him yet, but I plan to pick his brain on different things, Ingram said. Hes been in this league for a very long time. I hear nothing but good things about him. In practice, I plan on competing against him each and every day. Its up to the coaches who starts.If Ingram cant outperform Deng and earn his way into the starting lineup, he will be upset. At the end of the day, though, he said he will do whatever new head coach Luke Walton asks of him, including accepting a bench role or fewer minutes.Of course, from my competitive side, it matters to me, Ingram said. But if I have to be a reserve, Ill be coachable enough to do whatever the coach tells me to do.His ability to be coached was Ingrams key talking point Tuesday. He seemed open to just about anything, as long as Walton suggests or supports it.At the same time, Ingram is self-aware and comfortable with his identity, and he knows what he brings to the Lakers. Hes a scorer, first and foremost, and he believes he wont have many issues scoring at the next level.I think if you can score the ball, you can play at any level, Ingram said. I dont think its a big adjustment for me. Just playing against stronger guys, I know I have to adjust a little bit, like I did at the college level.Ingrams ability to score will first be on display in the Las Vegas Summer League, which begins Friday at UNLVs Thomas & Mack Center. There, Ingram will get a chance to show the NBA world how he fits alongside teammate?DAngelo Russell?in Waltons new up-tempo system and how his rookie season might play out.Ingrams height (6-foot-10), weight (196 pounds), skill set and body type have drawn comparisons to another slender scoring wing, new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant,?and Ingram couldnt escape another question regarding whether he sees the similarities between himself and a young Durant.Of course, because of the body type, Ingram said. I think anybody would want to be compared to Kevin Durant. Hes a little beyond my years, but that also gives me motivation to try to reach my potential.Ingrams potential remains unclear, though his ceiling is obviously high. There are countless factors that will determine how his career unfolds, most of which are impossible to project.That said, it appears unlikely from listening to him that Ingram will succumb to the immense pressure associated with his draft selection, taking over the Lakers franchise player mantle from Bryant or?his similarities to Durant.I can only do what I do well, Ingram said. There is no other Kobe Bryant. So I know coming into this that I just have to be coachable. If I do whatever the coach [wants] and I make him happy, then Im happy. Adidas Scott Niedermayer Jersey .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. 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After all, the Cardinal has won three of the past four Pac-12 titles under David Shaw, entering his sixth season.But getting the preseason nod as the favorite? Thats a first for this regime.Amid those expectations, No. 8 Stanford opens its season against Kansas State on Friday night at Stanford Stadium.This is hardly a slam-dunk opening victory, but it does figure to be the easiest game of a brutal first half of the season for the Cardinal, which returns Heisman runner-up running back Christian McCaffrey but is breaking in only its third starting quarterback since 2009.Redshirt junior Ryan Burns won the job in camp, following in the footsteps of Andrew Luck and Kevin Hogan. But Burns, who has thrown one collegiate pass, isnt a lock to keep the job. Sophomore Keller Chryst competed well enough in camp to get a look, too.Keller Chryst will play as well, Shaw said. Were going to play both guys and try to win a game. There hasnt been a huge separation between the two. Both guys have played extremely well. Ryan has been enough ahead to get the nod.Kansas State, which was 6-7 last year in an injury-riddled campaign, welcomes back quarterback Jesse Ertz, who suffered a torn ACL on the teams first snap last season. Ertz, who should be active in the run game, beat out Joe Hubener and Alex Delton in fall camp to reclaim his starting job.One day youd say this guy lit it up and the next day it was somebody else, said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, who has 193 wins with the Wildcats, the most of any FBS coach at his current school.It was very competitive, and Jesse pulled himself away probably in the last four days of being able to have greateer consistency on the practice field.dddddddddddd.The Friday night will be a good spotlight for McCaffrey in advance of a full holiday weekend of great college football matchups. McCaffrey had 20-plus touches in every game last season except the season-opening loss to Northwestern (17). Hell get all the work he can handle this week with speedy sophomore backup Bryce Love out with an undisclosed injury.Love is likely to return after the bye week for Stanfords trip to Southern Cal.With 3,864 all-purpose yards last season, McCaffrey shattered the 27-year-old NCAA single-season record of 3,250, set by Oklahoma State legend Barry Sanders. McCaffrey had 2,019 rushing yards, 645 receiving yards, and he picked up the rest of his yardage on kick and punt returns.Hes the best player in the country and well continue to challenge him, Shaw said. We know he can handle it.Stanfords bread-and-butter is its power running game, but the offense has ample speed in McCaffrey and receivers Michael Rector, Trent Irwin and Francis Owusu.Kansas States defense allowed 452.2 yards and 31.5 points per game last season, when young players gained experience as injury fill-ins. A veteran coming back is senior safety Dante Barnett, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the 2015 opener.This is the first meeting between Stanford and Kansas State.After this, the Cardinal plays No. 20 USC, at No. 16 UCLA, at No. 14 Washington, Washington State and at No. 10 Notre Dame. It wont be easy for Stanford to replicate its 12-2 record of a season ago. We have a chance to be good, Shaw said. How good, you never know. ' ' '