By Matt Moscona
Brandon Ingram’s time in New Orleans is over.
The Pelicans are trading the All-Star forward to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, a 2026 first round pick and second round pick. ESPN’s Sham Charania first reported the news.
Breaking: The New Orleans Pelicans have traded Brandon Ingram to the Toronto Raptors for Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, one first-round pick and one second-rounder, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/tI4jo2cYhM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 6, 2025
Ingram arrived in New Orleans in 2019 as part of the deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Lakers. He earned an All-Star nod and was named Most Improved Player a season later. The team signed him to a five-year max contract that offseason.
Injuries have also been a part of Ingram’s story in New Orleans. While he’s averaging 22.2 points per game this season, Ingram has suited up only 18 times. The 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward has not played more than 64 games since arriving in New Orleans. An ankle injury has kept him out since December.
Ingram was the No. 2 overall pick of the Lakers in 2016 out of Duke.
The Pelicans will be Brown’s sixth NBA team. The 28-year-old small forward is averaging 8.4 points per game. Olynyk is a 33-yar-old journeyman who is now on his seventh NBA team.
New Orleans is 12-39, the worst record in the Western Conference.
