This is why Brandon Ingram hasn’t been traded…yet by New Orleans Pelicans
Can the New Orleans Pelicans Afford to Trade Brandon Ingram? The New Orleans Pelicans face a complex financial puzzle as they consider trading star player Brandon Ingram. With the 2025-2026 salary cap looming large, the Pelicans must navigate the implications of Trey Murphy’s hefty contract extension and potential luxury tax penalties.
Host Jake Madison breaks down the intricate salary cap issues that could hinder a Brandon Ingram trade. He explores potential trade partners like the Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors, while analyzing the impact of contracts from players like RJ Barrett and Bogdan Bogdanović. Madison’s insights reveal the financial tightrope the Pelicans must walk to maintain flexibility and competitiveness.
Tune in for an expert analysis of the Pelicans’ strategic decisions and discover how these moves could reshape their future.
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44 Comments
Never heard it explained like this! Thanks! Very insightful
RJ Barrett is the player that David Griffin is constantly talking about when you're talking about character and everything else why would they not want to pursue a player that checks off every box that this team has because we know this team loves to play it safe
They're not in a good position now 😂
The summer of complacency
I much prefer making a deal for RJ Barrett than doing this proposal we already know we bad why take on crumbs I have no faith in this organization with draft capital all you have to do is check the track record
The Pelicans new for some time that this unit was not going to work they kept trying to force it thinking if they added this little piece it was going to work when they knew all along it was not going to work
The Pelicans to me remind me if a guy who just lost his girlfriend and can't accept the fact that your girl chose someone else
The Pelicans are being clingy
The Pelicans have no vision making a deal for RJ Barrett not only gives them a vision but it gives this team something to market which they desperately need
Plus they get to play it safe with high character guys that should bring the Pelicans plenty of joy
Zion never had a problem being on time or got in trouble off the court when he "worked" for Duke with RJ. There seems to Pelicans vs Zion in spite of him bringing it on himself. He needs a friend in the locker room that wil get him PLAYING again instead of working for the Pelicans!
Pelicans need to be trading McCullum there's no point in keeping him it's time to move forward and stop being clinging
As long as Green is coaching and there is no center….. all I can say is FREE ZION!!!!!!
Will make a small trade to dodge the tax. This is what the Pels do.
Please Pels fans don’t listen to the guy in the comment section that is saying we should get RJ. He’s an inefficient scorer plus we already have two wings to build our core with that’s better than him in Herb and TM3. It’s completely illogical. Make the trade just because they played one year in Duke? So what we should get Cam Reddish while we are at it? Cuz eff it right 🤷🏾♂️
We all want BI gone…
New Orleans just need to get rid of the team because they are a small market. And they will always be in this position. And you can’t blame the guys for trying to get as much money as they can. So small market teams almost never be able to when a championship
I really wish everyone would quite talking about blowing it up. You wanna waist Trey and Herbs good years. The lesson isn’t anyone can be traded. The lesson is if you want your fans to quite buying tickets and watching on tv you get rid of your best player.
Will be a miracle if the Pels can compete next season, with the dumpster fire being so big
Imagine turning down a 3rd overall young talent in rj and rather letting BI walk for nothing. Y’all stupid salary cap nerds ruin the fun of watching basketball😂
Just let BI fall off at the end of the season. We need size a bigger center and a backup power forward. We are too small
That's why the CJ extension was so idiotic. Should've never traded for him in the first place.
Hawk is on his way out too
🤔Sometimes I feel like Jake is here to hold our hands while we bleed out. The Pelicans are an extremely poorly run team. They’ve completely mismanaged multiple careers with poor coaching and locker room structure. That’s why everyone who has been traded look so much better.
🤔Sometimes I feel like Jake is here to hold our hands while we bleed out. The Pelicans are an extremely poorly run team. They’ve completely mismanaged multiple careers with poor coaching and locker room structure. That’s why everyone who has been traded look so much better.
Do you know why hasn’t Zion been traded? That’s the real hindrance of this team.
Pelicans have to spend money to win. They even have to taken on salary in a sign and trade. I’m real over hearing about the pelicans being afraid of the luxury tax.
Please set Zion free so that he can become the star that he’s meant to be!
If the great MJ himself were drafted by this organization, he would have been a bust.
Coaching and Organizational structure dictate team success. 😐
Trade CJ simple as that
3 team trade: Pels Get – THJ, Simone Fontecchio, FRP, SRP. Pistons Get – B.I, Jaden Springer. Boston Gets – Javonte Green
Hurry up n trade BI so he can move on from this ungrateful franchise.
Great insight
Keep BI get rid of Zion
Let Herb rest it out. Temptation is there to blow it up.
The way OKC did it is the smart way to do it, just don't know what the Pels would have to do to get that rolling, their cap is already such a mess…
All these people talking about getting Barrett don't know squat Barrett was a bust in N. Y and he's a bust where he's at. After the weight room and working on his move underneath the basket over the summer Missi will come back even better. Hawkins is another Bleedsoe and Graham get rid of him.
Got to trade BI and CJ both and then the cap space will be less of a concern. I like CJ but he doesn't fit the team's profile if we're getting even younger.
Don't see the fit of BI on the Raptors. Scotty already is a high usage forward.
Roster did look great because the had a hole at center.
Every dayer!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
Jake, after you do all the repairs on your classic corvette.. Give it to me.. So you won't have to pay any sales tax. Think about how much money you would save on taxes.. By just giving it to me??
First of all no All-star would want to play in a Pels uniform, if they don't sign and trade BI and miss out on flagg this team is screwed for many years.
I feel like the Pelicans are spinning the wheels until the lottery which will determine whether they blow it up or not.
Gut feel? Trade BI and Zion, rebuild with whatever you get in the draft. It sucks, ain't fun on the immediate but it is the life of a small market.
Trey and Herb are your future build around them. Dejounte won't be back until probably Christmas.
Yo Jake M. What do you think about a trade to okc for brandon Ingram expiring contract this season . Okc has a lot of 1st round picks and they are for sure a playoff team that can go far especially with the help of Ingram . . What do you think ? Is it possible