The Atlanta Hawks could pursue a trade at the deadline for Brandon Ingram following the season-ending injury to Jalen Johnson. Atlanta is attempting to make the playoffs this season as they owe their first round pick outright to the San Antonio Spurs. The Hawks are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
“Brandon Ingram is a guy who’s been on the trade block for months, but with these last few days, and in addition to Zack LaVine, same case, they’ve been on the trade [block], I’m seeing a little bit of a warmup out there in some talks between involving these two players.
“Specifically, keep an eye on the Atlanta Hawks. They just lost their star wing Jalen Johnson for the season, they may start to get interested in making a move especially for Brandon Ingram. Keep an eye on that.”
Ingram is on a $36 million expiring contract, which could allow him to effectively be a rental player. Ingram is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 33.1 minutes over 18 games this season.
