Should Los Angeles take a major trade leap?
This year, All-Star New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram is averaging a solid 23.2 points on .468/.372/.849 shooting splits, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks across 17 healthy contests, having recently returned from a right plantaris tendonitis injury that cost him five games. It has become clear that Ingram, not his starrier New Orleans teammate Zion Williamson, is the most consistent scorer on the team.
So might he return to the Los Angeles Lakers, who offloaded him as part of the blockbuster deal to land Anthony Davis in the summer of 2019?writes on Substack that a surprise reunion with the team that drafted him could be in the cards for Ingram. “Ingram's first NBA franchise is indeed whispered often by scouts as a potential destination for the next Ingram trade, but I haven't been give any indication that the Lakers are looking to pursue him now," Fischer writes. "All credible signals circulating about the Lakers suggest that L.A. is looking to fortify its frontcourt and add perimeter defense to assist LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
This is not the first time Los Angeles has been floated as a potential trade destination for Ingram. Ingram's trade value has depreciated because he's on an expiring contract, meaning that he could essentially be a one-year rental before hitting unrestricted free agency this coming summer."Another read: Maybe the Pelicans have no reason to sell at this point," Fischer submits.
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