Pelicans unlikely to offer Brandon Ingram a max deal
Keeping him around will be complicated. Ingram, who turns 27 in September, is eligible for a four-year, $208 million extension this summer. Considering their current and future financial situation, the Pelicans are unlikely to offer him that maximum deal this offseason, league sources tell The Athletic.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Evan Sidery @esidery
Brandon Ingram is unlikely to receive a max extension from the Pelicans, per @WillGuillory (nytimes.com/athletic/55364…).
Persistent buzz from New Orleans that it appears more likely Ingram is traded this offseason than receiving his desired full-scale deal. pic.twitter.com/YFrogWH6Wz – 5:00 PM
Brandon Ingram is unlikely to receive a max extension from the Pelicans, per @WillGuillory (nytimes.com/athletic/55364…).
Persistent buzz from New Orleans that it appears more likely Ingram is traded this offseason than receiving his desired full-scale deal. pic.twitter.com/YFrogWH6Wz – 5:00 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Sixers are hoping to land one of these four players to pair alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, per @PompeyOnSixers (inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-…):
Paul George
LeBron James
Jimmy Butler
Brandon Ingram pic.twitter.com/osREQ7GYi2 – 1:35 PM
The Sixers are hoping to land one of these four players to pair alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, per @PompeyOnSixers (inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-…):
Paul George
LeBron James
Jimmy Butler
Brandon Ingram pic.twitter.com/osREQ7GYi2 – 1:35 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Locked On Pelicans host @NOLAJake joins the show.
🏀Why a Kings, Brandon Ingram trade is unlikely.
🏀To pay, or not to pay, Ingram.
🖥️youtu.be/UMbm_IGuROc pic.twitter.com/lBQHxduHx3 – 8:10 PM
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Locked On Pelicans host @NOLAJake joins the show.
🏀Why a Kings, Brandon Ingram trade is unlikely.
🏀To pay, or not to pay, Ingram.
🖥️youtu.be/UMbm_IGuROc pic.twitter.com/lBQHxduHx3 – 8:10 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Locked On Pelicans host @NOLAJake joins the show.
🏀Breaking down a potential Brandon Ingram trade.
🏀Why the Kings & Pelicans are unlikely trade partners.
🖥️youtu.be/UMbm_IGuROc pic.twitter.com/j0nH0Hgld2 – 8:05 PM
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Locked On Pelicans host @NOLAJake joins the show.
🏀Breaking down a potential Brandon Ingram trade.
🏀Why the Kings & Pelicans are unlikely trade partners.
🖥️youtu.be/UMbm_IGuROc pic.twitter.com/j0nH0Hgld2 – 8:05 PM
More on this storyline
If Brandon Ingram hits the trade market, I would not expect the Warriors to show interest. -via New York Times / May 30, 2024
Aside from the pipe dream that Kevin Durant or Jimmy Butler would ask to be dealt directly to Philly, sources familiar with the Sixers’ thinking say that Brandon Ingram is the primary fallback plan. Ingram would have to be acquired in a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans since he’s under contract for $36 million with a 15 percent trade kicker through the 2024-25 season. But the Sixers could absorb him without sacrificing any salary, a major benefit to the Pelicans, who could then operate with cap space and receive draft picks from the Sixers. -via The Ringer / May 27, 2024
If not in free agency, the Sixers believe they can use their draft assets and available cap space to acquire a difference-maker via a trade. That has led to Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram being among trade interests. -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / May 27, 2024