Obviously, entering the NBA offseason, all kinds of rumors have become more and more, and the media, reporters and experts are naturally fueling the flames and making all kinds of suggestions. There are already teams that have made deals, and it is foreseeable that it will be more lively until draft night.
Basketball website BR is planning a three-way trade, in which the Houston Rockets may trade for forward Brandon Ingram, and the Eastern Conference underdog Hornets will get Cam Whitmore, Jock Landale and a scout pick. The New Orleans Pelicans acted as a third party, bringing in Myles Bridges, Jaeshawn Tate, the No. 6 pick and a second-round pick from the Hornets in return.
The Rockets are actually letting go of some benches and scouting picks to take Brandon Ingram to strengthen the No. 3 position. Brandon Ingram performed well in the regular season, averaging 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 0.8 steals per game, and was the best player on the Pelicans team except for Zaine Williamson. However, probably due to an injury in the closing stages, Brandon Ingram's performance after his comeback was not satisfactory, and he only averaged 14.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks per game in the playoffs, and his efficiency fell to the bottom, and it seems that the Pelicans have lost patience with him. For the Rockets, if you just regard Brandon Ingram as a three-in-command, he is obviously enough, and Brandon Ingram is not only scoring, but also has quite good defense and passing ability.
The Hornets didn't deliberately put it on their side, but the lineup was indeed too lacking in talent, and the injuries of several main players made it even worse. Theoretically, improving the first-round pick would bring the Hornets closer to a quality puzzle piece, and at the same time, for Cam Whitmore, he will most likely remain with the Rockets as a substitute and cannot be corrected in a short period of time. Instead, the Hornets are desperately short of outside scorers, and Cam Whitmore can have more opportunities to be the right-hand man next to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.
If the Pelicans are determined to give up Brandon Ingram, then Miles Bridges should be the perfect replacement. After all, if he hadn't been affected by off-court events, Myles Bridges would probably not be much worse than Brandon Ingram, not to mention that from the perspective of the plan, the Pelicans could still get sapper Jaeshawn Tate, plus the addition of draft picks, they should be satisfied.