Ingram is one of two Lottery Pick rookies who has not signed their rookie contract
You'd expect that before summer league, Brandon Ingram would already have his rookie deal in placed. It happened with D'Angelo Russell and Larry Nance Jr. last year and Julius Randle the year before. (Clarkson didn't receive his deal until after summer league). So what is taking Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss so long to give the kid his deal?
Some Believe - The Lakers are looking into a deal that will send Brandon Ingram to either Sacramento or Oklahoma City for either DeMarcus Cousins or Russell Westbrook. Impatient Laker fans has been itching to get their hands on one of those two and they are ultimately believing the Lakers are already shopping to move Ingram elsewhere.
Some Believe - The Lakers won't sign Ingram at all. They have Luol Deng already to fill in the small forward spot.
Okay let's hit the pause button for those kinds of Laker fans. Anyone with a brain knows that the Lakers are not and have not been shopping suitable destinations to move Ingram out of here, also the Lakers have no intentions in trying to trade for a superstar player.
Okay what we know is that Brandon Ingram is one of two rookies in the lottery who has not yet signed their rookie contract - the other being Domantas Sabonis or Thon Maker. So what's the real reason Ingram has not signed his contract? Well, it all begins with the team's intentions to be rid of Nick Young. The team has held back on signing Marcelo Huertas and Tarik Black to deals as well. Possibly getting ready for a minor deal that involves all three for a younger/vet player. It is unclear that if the Lakers are looking to move Black because Luke Walton has promised him his chance to shine with suitable playing time, it is clear they have intentions to move Young out of here.As much as I like Huertas, having him and Jose Calderon off the bench seems puzzling.
We also have to take in the fact that the Lakers also have a plan of bringing in another free agent, possibly for training camp. They want to make sure they have enough room in the salary cap to make that move before they sign Ingram.
So no impatient Laker fans, Ingram will not be traded anytime soon.
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