{"id":8132,"date":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8132"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","slug":"breaking-lakers-betting-favorites-to-land-23-ppg-all-star-via-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8132","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Lakers Betting Favorites to Land 23 PPG All-Star Via Trade.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"192\" data-dom-ready-time=\"270\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, and head coach JJ Redick answer questions during a press conference.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Afew years after reuniting with\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Russell, are the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0preparing to bring back another of their former lottery picks?<\/p>\n<p>According to online sportsbook Bovada, the Lakers are betting favorites to land All-Star wing\u00a0Brandon Ingram\u00a0via trade. Ingram \u2014 drafted No. 2 overall by the Lakers in 2016 \u2014 was shipped off to New Orleans in 2019 as\u00a0part of the Anthony Davis trade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers are the favorites to acquire Brandon Ingram in a potential trade, per @BovadaOfficial<\/p>\n<p>LA Lakers +400<br \/>\nMiami Heat +500<br \/>\nLA Clippers +600<br \/>\nAtlanta Hawks +750<br \/>\nGolden State Warriors +800<br \/>\nHouston Rockets +800<br \/>\nChicago Bulls +1200<br \/>\nDenver Nuggets +1400<br \/>\nMemphis Grizzlies +1400\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Gd-qVUwXEAAjUHC.jpg?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since arriving in New Orleans, Ingram has shown flashes of a superstar-level player but hasn\u2019t quite leaped as many expected. Furthermore, the Duke alum has routinely been forced to play on an injury-ravaged team, specifically with co-star Zion Williamson\u2019s inability to stay healthy. Through the first part of the 2024-25 season, Ingram averaged 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists but the Pelicans fell to a 4-18 record after 22 games due to injuries to Williamson, CJ McCollum,\u00a0Dejounte Murray and others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Pelicans Expected to Trade Ingram<\/h2>\n<p>Ingram \u2014 on an\u00a0expiring deal of $36 million\u00a0\u2014 will become a free agent in 2025 if he\u2019s unable to reach a contract extension with the Pelicans. During the 2024 offseason, the Pelicans and Ingram reached a stalemate on extension talks, per\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst, leading to reports of the star player wanting out of New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Windhorst reported on November 29 that the Pelicans have struggled to find a new home for Ingram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources told ESPN the two sides can\u2019t agree on a contract extension and trade talks since last summer have failed to align,\u201d Windhorst wrote. \u201cFinding a place where New Orleans can send Ingram\u2019s $36 million salary and get value while also reducing salary \u2014 the Pelicans are currently in the luxury tax for the first time ever and not likely to stay there \u2014 is hard enough. But finding a deal with a team Ingram will be comfortable signing a new contract with has also stalled talks, per sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, Ingram changed representation to Klutch Sports Agency intending to find himself a new long-term home.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lakers Trade Scenarios for Ingram<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIngram recently made the decision to sign with the Rich Paul-led Klutch Sports Group, and now his future comes into greater focus on and off the floor,\u201d Charania wrote on December 1.<\/p>\n<p>The reports of Ingram joining Klutch, the agency that also represents LeBron James and\u00a0Anthony Davis, immediately sparked rumors of him returning to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>So, what kind of a trade haul could the Lakers offer New Orleans?<\/p>\n<p>Hypothetically, the Rob Pelinka-led front office could put together a package involving D\u2019Angelo Russell\u2019s expiring $18.6 million contract and Rui Hachimura\u2019s $17 million salary along with some draft compensation to entice the Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lakers would receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Ingram<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pelicans would receive:\u00a0<\/strong>D\u2019Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Maxwell Lewis, 2025 Second Round Pick (via LAL)<\/p>\n<p>Since the Pelicans are likely to lose Ingram in free agency, they might not have the leverage to shoot too high and could settle for the aforementioned hypothetical package. Furthermore, Russell and Hachimura could be solid additions to a Pelicans roster that could use some veteran savvy and playoff experience.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0HoopsHype\u2019s Michael Scotto, the Pelicans could also make\u00a0CJ McCollum\u00a0available via trade before the Feb. 6 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcCollum remains a 20-point scorer when healthy and is viewed as a leader in the locker room by the organization, but is he a long-term fit with the newly acquired Murray in the backcourt long-term? At 33, some executives around the league believe the Pelicans could be willing to listen to offers for McCollum,\u201d Scotto wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the NBA executives told HoopsHype, \u2018New Orleans should move McCollum, and they\u2019ll likely move Ingram for another proven player.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, and head coach JJ Redick answer questions during a press conference. Afew years after reuniting with\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Russell, are the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0preparing to bring back&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Lakers Betting Favorites to Land 23 PPG All-Star Via Trade.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8132\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Lakers Betting Favorites to Land 23 PPG All-Star Via Trade.. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Getty Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, and head coach JJ Redick answer questions during a press conference. 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