Ingram is not the same player he was when he made the NBA All-Star team and won the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2020. But once he is healthy again, he is also potentially good enough to help Toronto win more games, which hurts their ability to get a better pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The Toronto Raptors landed Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Pelicans received Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, a first-round pick and a second-round pick from the Raptors, a person with details of the trade told USA TODAY Sports.

Despite being injured, new Toronto Raptors star player Brandon Ingram has already found a way to help out his new team.