NBA star Brandon Ingram is reportedly making a big career decision

Star forward Brandon Ingram is in the final year of his five-year, $158 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Entering unrestricted free agency after this season, Ingram will be a very interesting player this summer.

After spending the past six seasons in New Orleans, Ingram has averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 303 games. With just 10 games of playoff experience, Ingram hasn’t played much in the postseason, but has proven the ability to be a high-level scorer in the regular season.

Ahead of his looming free agency, Ingram has reportedly made a career move. According to Will Guillory and Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Ingram is leaving his agency, Excel Sports.

It’s still unclear if this is a decision Ingram made solely because of his upcoming free agency, or if he has a trade in mind before then. The Pelicans enter Sunday with the worst record in the Western Conference, having won just four of their 17 games to begin the season. This is primarily due to injuries, but for whatever reason, these early season struggles make the Pelicans potential sellers at the deadline.

If Ingram were to be traded before the trade deadline, it would make sense for the star forward to land on a team where there is mutual interest in signing a long-term deal. All of this could play into his decision to switch agencies, but it remains to be seen how things will play out for the one-time All-Star.

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