The Toronto Raptors announced yesterday they have acquired forward Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard-forward Bruce Brown, centre Kelly Olynyk, a 2026 first-round draft pick (via Indiana) and a 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. “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.”
Ingram, 6-foot-8, 212 pounds, joins the Raptors following six seasons in New Orleans where he averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and shot .472 (2532-5365) from the field, including .372 (560-1506) from three-point range. He averaged more than 20.0 points in all six seasons and was named an NBA All-Star in 2020. Ingram also captured the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award that same season.
A native on Kinston, North Carolina, Ingram owns career averages of 19.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 495 games with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans. He was picked second overall by the Lakers in the 2016 NBA Draft following one season at Duke where he was the ACC Freshman of the Year.
Brown was acquired from Indiana in January 2024 and averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 23.8 minutes in 52 games with Toronto.
Olynyk averaged 10.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 21.6 minutes in 52 contests with the Raptors after being acquired from Utah in February 2024.
