Based on your comments above and in previous post, I do not think you understand the business side of the NBA. I would love to keep Ingram around. I like him as a player. However, the extension he is demanding averages $52 million a year for 5 years! There is no way this team can afford that nor is he worth that. You claim that Murphy would make about the same. That is not the case. Murphy likely will make between $27 and $32 million a year over 4 years. That is a huge difference given the Pelicans salary structure. Ingram is simply a luxury that this team cannot afford (unless his demands come back down to earth).