League sources say New Orleans remains very open to Brandon Ingram trade discussion and Washington’s Kyle Kuzma looms as a potential difference-maker whose team-friendly contract ($64.4 million over the next three seasons and descending all the way down to $19.4 million in 2026-27) virtually ensures that the Wizards will continue to field interest in the versatile forward in this ultra-punitive era for teams with high payrolls.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Pelicans finding Brandon Ingram trade market cool, nobody wants to pay next contract
nbcsports.com/nba/news/pelic… – 2:25 PM
Pelicans finding Brandon Ingram trade market cool, nobody wants to pay next contract
nbcsports.com/nba/news/pelic… – 2:25 PM
Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
If teams are unwilling to value Brandon Ingram, what’s the urgency to trade him or award him an extension?
Just let Ingram play out his contract for the season (or trade at the deadline given circumstances) and move forward.
I don’t understand the thirst for a transaction. – 1:01 PM
If teams are unwilling to value Brandon Ingram, what’s the urgency to trade him or award him an extension?
Just let Ingram play out his contract for the season (or trade at the deadline given circumstances) and move forward.
I don’t understand the thirst for a transaction. – 1:01 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
It’s been more than a week since the start of free agency and the Pelicans still haven’t figured out what the future holds for Brandon Ingram.
Now that Paul George is in Philly and DeRozan in Sacramento, is New Orleans running low on trade options?
nytimes.com/athletic/56232… – 10:44 AM
It’s been more than a week since the start of free agency and the Pelicans still haven’t figured out what the future holds for Brandon Ingram.
Now that Paul George is in Philly and DeRozan in Sacramento, is New Orleans running low on trade options?
nytimes.com/athletic/56232… – 10:44 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
So with the Kings trading for DeMar DeRozan, is there another obvious Brandon Ingram destination?
Seems like the Cavs are keeping their four guys. Hawks could’ve had Ingram in the Murray deal and chose not to pursue him.
Who else is out there for him that would extend him? – 8:28 PM
So with the Kings trading for DeMar DeRozan, is there another obvious Brandon Ingram destination?
Seems like the Cavs are keeping their four guys. Hawks could’ve had Ingram in the Murray deal and chose not to pursue him.
Who else is out there for him that would extend him? – 8:28 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
New @FromTheWingPod: the Brandon Ingram holdup
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNXD0… pic.twitter.com/xNGFG3n74i – 12:20 PM
New @FromTheWingPod: the Brandon Ingram holdup
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNXD0… pic.twitter.com/xNGFG3n74i – 12:20 PM
Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Who is the Shakur Stevenson NBA player comp and why is it Brandon Ingram? – 12:15 AM
Who is the Shakur Stevenson NBA player comp and why is it Brandon Ingram? – 12:15 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Five years ago today, Anthony Davis was traded to the Lakers for
— Brandon Ingram
— Lonzo Ball
— Josh Hart
— First-round pick
— First-round pick
— First-round pick
Who won the trade? pic.twitter.com/CPYoTOQHL0 – 12:27 PM
Five years ago today, Anthony Davis was traded to the Lakers for
— Brandon Ingram
— Lonzo Ball
— Josh Hart
— First-round pick
— First-round pick
— First-round pick
Who won the trade? pic.twitter.com/CPYoTOQHL0 – 12:27 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Story: Reporting on Brandon Ingram and Dorian Finney-Smith trade talks. Free agency updates for DeMar DeRozan, Buddy Hield, Caleb Martin, Malik Beasley, Isaac Okoro, Josh Okogie, Mavericks and Nuggets targets, and more per league sources on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 11:03 PM
Story: Reporting on Brandon Ingram and Dorian Finney-Smith trade talks. Free agency updates for DeMar DeRozan, Buddy Hield, Caleb Martin, Malik Beasley, Isaac Okoro, Josh Okogie, Mavericks and Nuggets targets, and more per league sources on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 11:03 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I don’t like DeMar DeRozan’s fit with the Kings in a basketball sense.
I do like placating impatient owners with deals that carry minimal asset cost when the alternative is a more expensive trade (Brandon Ingram?) that I also don’t think really makes sense. So go for it, Kings. – 10:02 PM
I don’t like DeMar DeRozan’s fit with the Kings in a basketball sense.
I do like placating impatient owners with deals that carry minimal asset cost when the alternative is a more expensive trade (Brandon Ingram?) that I also don’t think really makes sense. So go for it, Kings. – 10:02 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
With the first wave of free agency coming to a close, the trade market will now take center stage for the remainder of the offseason.
Lauri Markkanen, Brandon Ingram, Zach LaVine and Kyle Kuzma are the headliners, but a lot of movement could be in store over the next few weeks. pic.twitter.com/kZR26BAvVn – 5:50 PM
With the first wave of free agency coming to a close, the trade market will now take center stage for the remainder of the offseason.
Lauri Markkanen, Brandon Ingram, Zach LaVine and Kyle Kuzma are the headliners, but a lot of movement could be in store over the next few weeks. pic.twitter.com/kZR26BAvVn – 5:50 PM
More on this storyline
If Allen and Carter are both off the table, there may not be a viable starter available for the Pels to go after in a trade involving Ingram or anyone else. It could take weeks — maybe even months — to find a resolution. Without an Ingram trade, the Pelicans would have to find some middle ground with their forward on an extension. There’s some optimism within the building that the two sides could come to terms on a deal that makes each happy. Both the Pelicans and Ingram agree that going into training camp without an extension is a distraction they’d prefer to avoid. That scenario certainly wouldn’t make sense for the Pelicans; finding value for him now is difficult enough, but trying to move him on an expiring contract at the trade deadline would be a nightmare. -via New York Times / July 8, 2024
Amid the volatility surrounding free agency every year, decisions often come down to a simple numbers game. In Brandon Ingram’s case, the numbers haven’t been working in his favor lately, leaving him with quite an uncertain future. It started when the New Orleans Pelicans made it clear to him and his representation that they weren’t interested in signing the 26-year-old to the four-year, $208 million max extension Ingram was seeking this offseason, according to league sources. -via New York Times / July 8, 2024
As it turned out, Atlanta didn’t have much interest in giving Brandon Ingram his next contract or moving either of its top two centers (Clint Capela and Onyeka Okongwu), according to league sources. -via New York Times / July 8, 2024