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The New Orleans Pelicans limped into the playoffs after beating the Sacramento Kings in the Play-In Tournament and were subsequently bounced in the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
New Orleans didn’t stand much of a shot against Oklahoma City as they were without Zion Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury against the Los Angeles Lakers in their first Play-In game.
The Pelicans got swept and the series wasn’t particularly close as the Thunder simply overwhelmed them on both sides of the ball.
Now, New Orleans goes into the offseason with some decisions they need to make on their roster.
Brandon Ingram also wasn’t himself against Oklahoma City after coming back from a knee injury that cost him a good chunk of games toward the end of the 2023-24 NBA season.
Ingram is extension-eligible this offseason, but it sounds like the Pelicans won’t be extending him because they’re prioritizing a new extension for Trey Murphy III instead, via Evan Sidery of Forbes.
“The Pelicans are not expected to offer Brandon Ingram a contract extension this offseason. Ingram is eligible to sign a four-year, $208 million deal, but New Orleans will be going in another direction,” Sidery reported.
The Pelicans are not expected to offer Brandon Ingram a contract extension this offseason.
Ingram is eligible to sign a four-year, $208 million deal, but New Orleans will be going in another direction.
Trey Murphy III is also eligible for a rookie-scale extension expected to… pic.twitter.com/5fVrtFkTQK
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 4, 2024
When healthy, Ingram is one of the better wing scorers in the league but his injury history and new deal is apparently enough to scare away New Orleans.
Murphy’s a knockdown 3-pointer shooter who can also guard opposing perimeter players, making him a perfect fit for today’s NBA.
Without an extension in place, it’ll be interesting to see if Ingram eventually asks out.
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