NBA's top trade targets and which ones fit the Pistons

#3: Brandon Ingram 

This is an interesting one. 

Ingram shouldn’t be a max player, but has already expressed that he disagrees with that assessment. He showed in the first game that he can be the Pelicans’ leading scorer and playmaker with Zion Williamson out, dropping 33 points in the win, but would that play in Detroit, who already has one of those in Cade Cunningham? 

If you told me that Ingram would adjust his game to shoot more 3’s in Detroit, and that he would accept something less than a full max contract, then I’m on board, but without both those assurances, Ingram is a risk. 

He misses a lot of games and has a questionable fit with Cade unless he shoots more 3’s, which he did the last time he had a point guard. 

A lineup of Cade, Ivey, BI, Harris and Duren is the start of something and a possible playoff team in the Eastern Conference. 

But there are some hangups: The first is the cost, as the Pistons shouldn’t trade for Ingram unless it’s for very little and he agrees to extend. Otherwise, they can just wait for next summer and sign him in free agency without losing any assets. 

This is one to watch, and given Langdon’s relationship with Ingram, he likely knows exactly how much he’d give up to get him and what he’s worth on the open market.