NBA Champion Thinks The Warriors Should Trade For Former All-Star

NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins thinks the Golden State Warriors should trade for a New Orleans Pelicans star.

Apr 9, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr at a press conference during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Brandon Ingram is one of the best forwards in the NBA.

He is coming off another solid season for the New Orleans Pelicans where he averaged 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest while shooting 49.2% from the field and 35.5% from the three-point range in 64 games.

Recently, ESPN's Kendrick Perkins made the claim that the Golden State Warriors should attempt to trade for the 2020 All-Star (h/t ClutchPoints).

Perkins: "I would like to see Brandon Ingram because we know that the Pelicans are listening to offers; go to the Golden State Warriors. I think Brandon Ingram alongside Draymond Green and Steph Curry not only would do wonders for him, but that would do wonders for the Golden State Warriors."

"I would like to see Brandon Ingram go to the Golden State Warriors... putting him alongside Steph Curry and Draymond Green would actually put the Warriors back in the thick of things, especially in the Western Conference."

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 17, 2024

Ingram has only one season left on his contract, which makes him an extremely intriguing topic for trade discussion.

If the Pelicans do not sign him to an extension, than Ingram can become a free available to join any team in the NBA next summer.

Apr 5, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) hangs on the net during a storage in play against the Memphis Grizzlies during overtime at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports / Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Ingram was the second pick in the 2016 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball at Duke.

He has played eight seasons in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers (and Pelicans).

His career averages are 19.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest while shooting 46.8% from the field and 36.2% from the three-point range in 477 regular season games.

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The Warriors finished the 2023-24 season as the tenth seed in the Western Conference with a 46-36 record.

They lost to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament.