Are you not entertained? In one of the craziest NBA trade deadlines in history, the Pelicans have traded forward Brandon Ingram to the Raptors. This move followed Jimmy Butler getting traded to the Warriors earlier Wednesday night.
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The 27-year-old began his career with the Lakers in 2016 and played with that franchise for three seasons. Ingram was included in a trade package in 2019 that saw him head to New Orleans in exchange for power forward Anthony Davis. Ingram has developed into a solid role player since joining the Pelicans, and now he takes his talents to Toronto.
Unfortunately, Ingram doesn't automatically join a contender. The Pelicans are riding the struggle bus and are 12-39. Ingram goes from one struggling team to another as the Raptors are 16-35. Technically, Toronto is much closer to sneaking into a playoff spot, being only 5.5 games behind the Bulls. New Orleans was 14 games behind Dallas in the Western Conference.
Here's a look at the full trade between the Pelicans and the Raptors, as reported by ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Brandon Ingram trade details
Pelicans receive:
- F Bruce Brown Jr.
- F Kelly Olynyk
- First-round pick
- Second-round pick
Raptors receive:
- F Brandon Ingram
This section will be updated.
Brandon Ingram contract details
Ingram is in the final year of his five-year, $158,253,000 deal, which he signed ahead of the 2020-2021 season. It is fully guaranteed.
The Raptors will have the chance to extend the forward rather than using him as a half-season rental.
| Season | Age | Salary |
| 2024-2025 | 27 | $36,016,200 |
| 2025-2026 | 28 | Unrestricted free agent |
Brandon Ingram stats
2024-2025 season
- 22.2 points per game
- 5.6 rebounds per game
- 5.2 assists per game
- 0.9 steals per game
- 0.6 blocks per game
- 3.8 turnovers per game
- 46.5 percent field goal shooting
- 37.4 percent 3-point shooting
- 85.5 percent free throw shooting
Career
- 19.5 points per game
- 5.2 rebounds per game
- 4.3 assists per game
- 0.7 steals per game
- 0.6 blocks per game
- 2.6 turnovers per game
- 46.8 percent field goal shooting
- 36.3 percent 3-point shooting
- 78.8 percent free throw shooting