On May 6, Beijing time, NBA reporter Evan Sidery talked about the New Orleans Pelicans' attitude towards Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans do not plan to give Ingram an early contract extension, and the team sees Ingram as a huge bargaining chip in the offseason, and the management hopes to exchange this for another star to partner Zion Williamson.
The article also writes that Ingram has only one year left on his contract, and he is eligible to sign a four-year, 208 million early extension salary cap with the Pelicans, but the team wants to go in a different direction. Murphy is also eligible for a contract extension, worth between $20 million and $25 million, and he will replace Ingram as the team's forward in the future.
Ingram's $36 million contract is paired with some draft picks to trade other stars for a partner with Zion.
On May 3, ESPN's Woshen reported that the Philadelphia 76ers were interested in three forward players in the offseason, namely Paul George, Jimmy Butler, and Brandon Ingram. In other words, Yingge is the last option.
On May 4, Beijing time, American media Clutch Points reported that the Atlanta Hawks are interested in trading Brandon Ingram in the offseason, and the team is evaluating whether to trade Trae Young or Dejounte Murray, and the backcourt core + forward core is regarded as a new future.
The article states that Trae Young/Murray will trade one of them, and the Hawks tend to trade Trae Young, and Trae Young can trade Ingram + from the Pelicans with some draft picks.
Trae Young is the main target of the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, and if the Hawks want to trade the Pelicans and Trae Young becomes a bargaining chip, then the Lakers' desire to chase Trae Young will be in vain.
Of course, many Lakers fans don't want to trade Trae Young, because Trae Young's defense is a natural hole, and the size is too small to be as good as Dejounte Murray.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream