{"id":8238,"date":"2024-12-06T08:48:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T08:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2024-12-06T08:48:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T08:48:13","slug":"breaking-warriors-among-betting-favorites-to-trade-for-160-million-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8238","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Warriors Among Betting Favorites to Trade for $160 Million Wing.."},"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\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1764218617-e1699819007816.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1764218617-e1699819007816.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1764218617-e1699819007816.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1764218617-e1699819007816.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1250\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1276\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0spent the summer unsuccessfully seeking a trade to find\u00a0Stephen Curry\u00a0a second star who can rival\u00a0Kevin Durant\u00a0or a pre-injury\u00a0Klay Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>As such, finding that player presumably remains the franchise\u2019s top goal with approximately one month remaining before the\u00a0NBA\u2019s\u00a0February 6 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>In that context, the online sportsbook Bovada on Wednesday, December 4, slated the Warriors among the top five contenders to deal for star forward\u00a0Brandon Ingram\u00a0of the\u00a0New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"7d87e54971d15baf80615af1d3f2e3d8\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header \">\n<div class=\"tweet-header__avatar_img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"visible\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1221617218615676929\/R3Y-rM_G_normal.jpg\" alt=\"NBACentral\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1221617218615676929\/R3Y-rM_G_normal.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-header__author tweet-header__author--verified\"><a class=\"tweet-header__name\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow external\">NBACentral\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\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<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-media tweet-media--1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-media__container\"><a class=\"tweet-media__img\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1864396058714919192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow external\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"visible\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Gd-qVUwXEAAjUHC.jpg?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Gd-qVUwXEAAjUHC.jpg?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Golden State came in at +800\u00a0to trade for the one-time All-Star, tied with the\u00a0Houston Rockets for the fifth-best odds to land Ingram.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0led the way at +400 followed by the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0(+500),\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers\u00a0(+600) and\u00a0Atlanta Hawks\u00a0(+750).<\/p>\n<p>Ingram is in the final year of a\u00a0$158 million contract\u00a0and will hit free agency next summer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Brandon Ingram not Ideal Player Type to Team up With Stephen Curry<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5134878\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5134878 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1923682729-e1725492029734.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Brandon Ingram\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5134878\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1923682729-e1725492029734.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5134878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans (left) guards Andrew Wiggins of the Golden State Warriors (right) during an NBA game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ingram is an elite scorer, having averaged between 20.8-24.7 points per game in each of the past six campaigns. He earned All-Star honors in 2019-20, his fourth year in the league and first in New Orleans after playing his initial three seasons as a member of the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ingram isn\u2019t the ideal candidate to pair with Curry for a number of reasons. Part of his game resembles Durant\u2019s in that he can use his size (6-feet, 8-inches) to create his own shot in isolation and hit tough mid-range jump shots over longer defenders. That skill is useful during clutch time in the last five minutes of close games as well as during the playoffs, when defenses are generally better and play tighter possession in and possession out.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Ingram is a high-usage player (at least 28.0% every year but one in the past six seasons) and far from lights out behind the 3-point line (36.3% for his career), per\u00a0Basketball Reference. He is also a below-average defender and is slight enough that bigger defenders can bully him when he\u2019s playing offense.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Warriors Should Have Leverage in Trade Talks With Pelicans for Forward Brandon Ingram<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5136525\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5136525 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1353914566-e1725656707822.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Brandon Ingram\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5136525\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1353914566-e1725656707822.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5136525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans (left) guards Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat (right) during an NBA game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pelicans are 4-18 this season, which is the second-worst record in the NBA, and part of that is due to injuries. However, the fact remains that Ingram is almost certain to leave in free agency if the team can\u2019t trade him over the next month, which means a borderline All-Star level talent walking out the door for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>That reality, plus the size of Ingram\u2019s contract, should drive his trade price down. The only way he makes sense for the Warriors as a trade chip is on a half-season rental that doesn\u2019t cost them much in terms of personnel or assets.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly the Pelicans might accept in return is hard to say, as the team spent the summer looking for a big man. But with New Orleans\u2019 season all but a lost cause at this point, the Warriors should have the leverage in any conversations, as the Pelicans openly tried to trade Ingram over the summer and were unable to find a deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors. 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