The Toronto Raptors’ NBA trade-deadline acquisition of Brandon Ingram raised some eyebrows, particularly due to the team’s 16-37 record and Ingram’s reputation as a win-now player.

Ingram will now be a part of another talented forward duo, joining Scottie Barnes in Toronto. Developing the kind of relationship with Scottie that it sounds like he had with Zion should go a long way to helping Ingram acclimate and make the most of his time with the Raptors.

Eric Koreen and Will Guillory break down the trade between the Pelicans and Raptors that sent Ingram to Toronto.

There have been multiple reports over the last week connecting the Atlanta Hawks to Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, but it does not look like the Hawks are goi

Lost in the shuffle of NBA trade deadline madness was a deal that sent Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Toronto Raptors. Ingram had been a trade candidate for some time, but there was never any noise about which teams were interested in him or if he would even get traded before Thursday's deadline.

Wednesday, the eve of the trade deadline, ended up being Ingram’s last day as a Pelican. It's a trade that feels a lot like one the Saints made in early November when they traded Marshon Lattimore. Both Ingram and Lattimore will go down as arguably the best player at their position in their team's history. Both were plagued by injuries.

Brandon Ingram had been in the middle of his fifth season playing for the New Orleans Pelicans. The 2020 NBA All-Star is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds an