Hasty trade proposal brings Pelicans star to the Spurs in 3-way blockbuster

Would the Spurs agree to the deal?

Ingram's value is definitely low, which might make it appealing to try and acquire him. Nevertheless, getting another star as polarizing as Ingram is a risk. He has seemingly proven that he can't be the second option on a great team due to his injury issues and flaws in his game.

He'd fit better as a third star, but the Spurs don't yet know if they have a second star in Vassell. Trading for Ingram, knowing he'll want at least four years and $140 would also be enough to give the Spurs pause.

Even with Vassell on a cheap deal that runs five seasons and Wembanyama still on his rookie contract for the next three years, they'll have to pay Jeremy Sochan presumably $20-25 million annually in a couple of seasons. Breaking the bank on Ingram wouldn't make much sense and could negatively affect their cap flexibility.

Instead, they could wait to see if Vassell is that second star, how Castle turns out, and how the Hawks picks and the Bulls pick turn out. That would be the far cheaper option. Bringing Ingram in may also affect the development of the Spurs' young players. Castle will get minutes on the wing early on, but if he's playing behind an all-star, he may not get nearly as much playing time. He'd also potentially stunt the development of who the Spurs may draft in 2025 or 2026.

Another factor, such as moving Collins when San Antonio doesn't have another healthy backup center at the moment with Charles Bassey still recovering from an ACL tear, may come back to bite them. If Wemby gets injured or Ingram gets injured, then their depth is impacted without Johnson or Collins. Add in them having to give up a distant first in 2029, and this deal just doesn't make much sense for San Antonio.