One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks trade for New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram in a blockbuster proposal. Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks and Pelicans:
New York Knicks Receive: Brandon Ingram
New Orleans Pelicans Receive: RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Evan Fournier, 2024 Knicks First-Round Pick, 2025 First-Round Pick
Ingram signed a five-year, $158.3 million contract with the Pelicans in November 2020. The one-time NBA All-Star averaged 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists last season while shooting 48.4% from the field, 39.0% from beyond the arc and 88.2% from the free-throw.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Brandon Ingram, New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans Updates
The Pelicans acquired Ingram from the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019 in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. Ingram is averaging 23.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 223 games with New Orleans. The Duke product won the 2019-20 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year Award.
The Pelicans missed the playoffs in 2023 after making it in 2022. They lost the 9-10 play-in game at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ingram only appeared in 45 games last season, and according to NBA reporter Christian Clark of NOLA.com, Ingram’s inability to play through minor discomfort has frustrated some of his teammates.
The Knicks, who lost to the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals in six games, could start Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, Ingram, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson if New York’s front office figured out a way to acquire Ingram from New Orleans.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Brandon Ingram, New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans Updates
Knicks president Leon Rose used to run CAA. Rose surprisingly hasn’t made a blockbuster trade since joining New York. Maybe he will use his connections to trade for Ingram and shock the NBA.
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