On February 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Pelicans lost to the Lone Ranger 118-125 at home. In this game, lone ranger star Doncic scored 49 points to shine in the whole game. Home pelicans relied on CJ McCollum's 38 points to tie the opponent to the end. The Pelicans eventually lost the game, largely because Ingram played crotch pull.
In this game, Ingram played 35 minutes, shooting only 6 of 21, including 0 of 4 from three-point range, 0 of 1 from the free throw line, and only 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. In this fairy fight, Ingram looks bleak against the backdrop of Doncic and McCollum.
In fact, Since the trade deadline, Ingram has played very badly. Scoring more than 20 points in just one of the last five games, the average score per game fell to 15.4 points, well below the season average of 22.1 points.
In contrast, the Pelicans' new signing McCollum has played very well. In the past five games, McCollum has averaged 28.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 51.4 percent from the field and 42.5 percent from three-point range.
Before the trade deadline, the Pelicans sent Hart, Alexander Walker, Satoransky, Marcos Luzada Silva, a 2022 protected first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick, from the Blazers to McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Snell.
McCollum played just five games with the Pelicans before becoming the team boss. Ingram's performance was somewhat disappointing. As the 2016 top pick, Ingram did not make much progress after leaving the Lakers. Although his average per game can reach the level of 20+5+5, the performance of the Pelicans is average. Especially after McCollum joined the team, Ingram was suddenly compared. Ingram's performance is even better than the former Blazers ii, and he really can't be regarded as a good building stone.