Brandon Ingram leaves the pelicans in a blockbuster trade!
Pelicans get championship level depth, Pistons get a go to scorer to fit along Cade and the new coach, Jazz drop a bad contract for a good fit, Brooklyn get picks to tank!
Why would Jazz ๐ท do this โ๏ธ
They made the commitment to sign Lauri longterm, so they can start to build around him ๐
Cam Johnson is a great fit next to Lauri being a budget Ingram who can shoot well
Cam could have a breakout season being the 2nd option ๐ฏ
Jazz let go of John Collins horrible contract
Their 2025 1st pick is protected 1-10 and by having Day'Ron as the starting center with how competitive the West has gotten they should definitely be bad enough to stay bottom 10.
Why would the Nets ๐ฝ do this โ๏ธ
The goal is to try and tank with where there at so Collins and Hardaway fit the plan
They get 2 2nds and a 1st in return ๐ซก
Why would the Pistons๐ด do this โ๏ธ
They've formed into a very defensive team๐ and picked up a defensive coach, now they need too add scoring
Ingram gives Pistons a go to 2nd option to score and make the right decision in crunch time
Now is the time to pull the trigger โ ๏ธ for the Pistons as there NOT a bigger market and can't land many notable names in free agency
They picked up Paul Reed who could replace Stewart off the bench!
Here's what the Pistons potential lineup would look like:
Cade, Ivey, Ingram, Tobias, Durren
Marcus, Malik, Simone, Ausar, Reed
With Wizards, Nets tanking and Raptors, Bulls, Hawks, Hornets developing, this Pistons team could finally see a playoff off spot.
Why would the Pelicans ๐ฆ do this โ๏ธ
They don't want to pay Brandon Ingram a max contract...
They get championship level depth with a much needed center, a 3&D guy and a great value backup big in Stewart
Walker is a rebounding machine whose known for his blocking ๐ซ and would be exactly what Pels need
With Ingram leaving Herbert and Murphy can excel into bigger roles as we've seen last season when they had the injury bug ๐
Stewart is most known for his rebounds and strong efforts shown at all times. He's just started shooting the 3 ball and his grit would definitely be something the Pels are missing
Here's what the Pelicans potential lineup would look like:
Murray, CJ, Herbert, Zion, Walker
Jose, Hawkins, Finney, Murphy, Stewart
They would look to be one of the most depthed teams in the NBA after this trade! ๐ฅถ
Would you do this deal if you were a gm โ๏ธ๐ค Leave a like ๐ and let me know in the comments below ๐ฌ