Right on the heels of trading for Brandon Ingram before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, the Toronto Raptors have extended the contract of the 6-foot-8 wing. The new deal is worth $120 million over the next three seasons, meaning Ingram will average $40 million per season, with the last year being a player option.
While an extension was always logical, given that Toronto relinquished assets to get him, the amount here seems aggressive. There's a reason Ingram was available to begin with, and a big part of that is his history of being a reluctant 3-point shooter, and more of a midrange assassin, which in today's NBA isn't necessarily what teams need.