Very interesting. The burning question might be: Are there any teams with cap space other than Philadelphia that would be likely to do a trade like this for Ingram? If Orlando wanted to use their cap space like this, McCollum would seem like a better fit for what they need. Utah? Oklahoma? San Antonio? Detroit have signaled pretty clearly they want to rent their cap space for assets.
It looks like Paul George's short list is returning to the Clippers, Philly or Orlando. Orlando would seem like the long shot on that list, but maybe we should be rooting for them to get George out and the west, and keep Philly desperate.
Unless a genuine stretch five like Towns or Markinnen becomes available, I don't think center is a position the Pelicans need to over-invest in. If the Pelicans did trade Ingram into cap space, Isaiah Hartenstein would be a player I'd look at carefully. Sign him to a three year contract and you have a solid player at the position while you evaluate Missi's development. Another intriguing option is Kevin Barrios' suggestion to trade McCollum for Wendell Carter Jr. I think that would create a similar but smaller size TPE.
Very interesting. The burning question might be: Are there any teams with cap space other than Philadelphia that would be likely to do a trade like this for Ingram? If Orlando wanted to use their cap space like this, McCollum would seem like a better fit for what they need. Utah? Oklahoma? San Antonio? Detroit have signaled pretty clearly they want to rent their cap space for assets.
It looks like Paul George's short list is returning to the Clippers, Philly or Orlando. Orlando would seem like the long shot on that list, but maybe we should be rooting for them to get George out and the west, and keep Philly desperate.
Unless a genuine stretch five like Towns or Markinnen becomes available, I don't think center is a position the Pelicans need to over-invest in. If the Pelicans did trade Ingram into cap space, Isaiah Hartenstein would be a player I'd look at carefully. Sign him to a three year contract and you have a solid player at the position while you evaluate Missi's development. Another intriguing option is Kevin Barrios' suggestion to trade McCollum for Wendell Carter Jr. I think that would create a similar but smaller size TPE.