The New Orleans Pelicans have expressed curiosity in buying and selling for Jimmy Butler with a bundle centered across the $36 million expiring contract of Brandon Ingram, sources inform The Stein Line. Miami is motivated to make the playoffs this season and are intrigued by the potential for buying Ingram.
The Pelicans are effectively past playoff vary and in addition are decide to get beneath the posh tax. The Pelicans are at present nearly $1.5 million over the posh tax line. Butler is making $48.8 million this season in comparison with Ingram’s $36 million, which implies that the Pelicans would seemingly have so as to add a number of lower-salaried gamers to any transaction.
Whereas the Phoenix Suns are Butler’s best choice, the Pelicans be part of the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies as groups with various curiosity in him as effectively.
Butler holds a $52 million participant choice for subsequent season. The Pelicans might attempt to negotiate an extension with him ought to he be traded there. New Orleans and Ingram had been by no means in a position to get near an extension of their talks.