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Brandon Ingram’s max contract proves he’s as much the Pelicans’ future as Zion


It took longer than expected, but the New Orleans Pelicans finally locked down their No. 1 offseason priority.

Many figured it would be a matter of minutes before the Pelicans and restricted free agent Brandon Ingram reached an agreement on a new long-term deal once free agency officially began on Friday night. Instead, it took a few days.

But in the end, New Orleans and Ingram came to terms on a five-year, $158 million deal Tuesday afternoon, sources confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN was the first to report the news.

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Ingram, 23, was the primary piece in the trade package New Orleans received from the Los Angeles Lakers last year in the Anthony Davis trade that introduced a new era in Pelicans basketball. While many were excited about Ingram’s potential with a different team, very few expected him to be as good as he was in his first year in the Crescent City.

Ingram took over as the…





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