The Raptors got Brandon Ingram for next to nothing and some other contenders may have missed out on a golden opportunity.

Lost in the shuffle of NBA trade deadline madness was a deal that sent Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Toronto Raptors. Ingram had been a trade candidate for some time, but there was never any noise about which teams were interested in him or if he would even get traded before Thursday's deadline.

Brandon Ingram wants to be in Toronto. That’s great for the Raptors who gave up a future first-round pick to acquire the former All-Star. The Raptors wouldn’t have traded for Ingram who’s a pending unrestricted free agent,