Raptors Acquire Brandon Ingram in Trade with Pelicans
Though the NBA's trade deadline came and went at 3 p.m. ET Thursday, it took nearly eight hours for the deal to make it through the league's trade cue, largely thanks to processing the complicated, multi-team Jimmy Butler blockbuster, which included Toronto sending guard Davion Mitchell to Miami.
The big move for the Raptors was officially bringing Ingram north of the border from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for wing Bruce Brown, Canadian big man Kelly Olynyk, the 2026 first-round draft pick previously acquired from Indiana in the Pascal Siakam trade (the pick is Top-4 protected), and Toronto's own 2031 second-round draft pick.
"We see Brandon as an integral part of this team's future -- he's an elite scorer. He has a really diverse offensive skillset, and adding him to the young core we have is huge as we continue our quest to win in Toronto," Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri said in a release. "At the same time we welcome Brandon, we need to really thank Bruce and Kelly. They have been professionals and leaders and they've been great teammates and examples for all of us. We wish them all the best moving forward."
