re: BI will not discuss signing an extension until next offseason.

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He is going to get paid.

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i don't doubt that at all, and i hope he does get paid and deserves it. I like BI.

My point was we'll know if we are going to pay him and keep him, or pay him and trade him.

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I said star for a reason. BI is a star. He isn't a superstar.

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and i said he was trending the wrong way for a reason. BI can without a doubt be a star, and he was in the playoffs 2 years ago, but last season wasn't that great, and his USA team showing was abysmal.
My man just needs to stay healthy, and we'll be alright.




here's a writeup from ESPN about the situation, which makes it extremely clear why he isn't signing an extension right now:

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The list of players is unprecedented: Jamal Murray, De'Aaron Fox, Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram, Bam Adebayo, Jaren Jackson Jr., Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic.

Each of these eight players has at one point so far either been named All-NBA, been an All-Star, won Defensive Player of the Year, or been on a championship team. Now each of them has an opportunity to add another significant financial milestone.

If any of those players are selected in 2023-24 to the All-NBA team, named Defensive Player of the Year or win MVP, they become eligible to sign a supermax deal starting in the 2024 or 2025 offseason.

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An injured left big toe resulted in Ingram playing the fewest games in his career (45) last season. When he was healthy, he averaged a career-high 24.7 points per game.

Per ESPN Stats & Information, Ingram is one of two players to average 20 points in at least four different seasons in Pelicans history. He ranked in the top-three in made midrange field goals per game the past three seasons as well.

Because he was traded within the first four years in the NBA, Ingram is eligible to sign a five-year, $303 million extension in the 2024 offseason if he earns All-NBA in 2023-24.

He is also eligible up until Oct. 23 to sign a three-year, $145 million extension that would start in 2025-26.

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