Pelicans face double dilemma in potential Brandon Ingram trade
Source: ESPN
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Brandon Ingram is one of several high-earning players over the past few years who have resorted to an agent change to deal with potential contract or trade situations. LaVine, who asked for a trade last season, is one. The Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young, who is eligible for an extension next summer, is another, though the Hawks haven't actively looked to trade Young. The Minnesota Timberwolves' Julius Randle, who will be a free agent next summer after a shocking trade during training camp, left his agent and then switched back during his current contract. "At some point," one general manager told ESPN, "you might see one of these guys just get traded for another." -via ESPN / November 29, 2024
Speaking of the Pelicans, over the past two weeks, Williamson and Brandon Ingram left their respective longtime agents and are in the process of signing with new ones. Unlike Williamson, who is under contract long term, Ingram and New Orleans are at a stalemate ahead of his unrestricted free agency next summer. Sources told ESPN the two sides can't agree on a contract extension and trade talks since last summer have failed to align. Finding a place where New Orleans can send Ingram's $36 million salary and get value while also reducing salary -- the Pelicans are currently in the luxury tax for the first time ever and not likely to stay there -- is hard enough. But finding a deal with a team Ingram will be comfortable signing a new contract with has also stalled talks, per sources. -via ESPN / November 29, 2024
Jim Eichenhofer: Trey Murphy and Brandon Ingram are out vs. Toronto. Jordan Hawkins is a game-time decision -via Twitter @Jim_Eichenhofer / November 27, 2024
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