The Pelicans appear to be determined to get from the Hornets the number two pick of this year’s NBA Draft which is projected to be Scoot Henderson.
It was thought that it would take Zion Wiliamson for Charlotte to give up one of the top prospects of the last few years. But according to NBA insider Shams Charania, that may not necessarily be the case. He thinks that the Hornets want Brandon Ingram instead.
“To my knowledge, the Pelicans haven’t called the Charlotte Hornets and said, ‘Hey, do you wanna do Zion Williamson for the No. 2 pick?’” Charania said on Pac McAfee show, via HoopsHype. “But what I think has been relayed to No. 2, which, the Pelicans want Scoot Henderson. They want to move up in this draft, they have the No. 14 pick. …
“Henderson is going to be a potential franchise guard, a guy we’re going to be talking about for years to come… There is a lot of belief around the NBA and around the Pelicans that Henderson can be a franchise point guard. …
“The Pelicans want to go get him. Realistically, the only way you’re going to get a guy like that is you’re gonna have to give up a guy like Zion Williamson. … What I have heard is I don’t know if the Hornets would want Zion, I think who the Hornets want is Brandon Ingram.”
This past season 25-year-old Ingram averaged career-high 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 34.2 minutes per game. He has two more years left on his contract and is set to make $33.8 million next season.
