Pelicans not expected to extend Ingram; signs point to prioritizing Trey Murphy III as their wing of the future

Results have shown that Pelicans can’t go far with BI. If they’re smart they’d move both Ingram and McCollum in the same or separate moves and get better value back. Or just more consistently productive players. Ingram is the significantly better player between the two but he isn’t worth 50M per year. Pels have peaked with both players.

They can do better for 50M. Too much $ for an inconsistent oftinjured player who can’t get the team out of the play-in or 1st round. If he only’s good when Zion plays then he’s more of a complimentary salary player in Herb-Trey’s $ ranges.
Agree they need to move on from Ingram and McCollum, but Murphy is not a replacement for Ingram. Murphy does one thing well, and that's spot-up 3pt shooting. He'll occasionally drive but not consistently, and his mid-range game is practically non-existent. We need 1-3 players that can break down the other team off the dribble, and Trey is not the one to do that.