Lost in the shuffle of NBA trade deadline madness was a deal that sent Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Toronto Raptors. Ingram had been a trade candidate for some time, but there was never any noise about which teams were interested in him or if he would even get traded before Thursday's deadline.

The Pelicans and Raptors may be talking about a Brandon Ingram deal at the NBA trade deadline but it's still a rumor at this point.

It's not the type of trade rebuilding teams generally make. Yet the Toronto Raptors flipped the script on Thursday, sending the New Orleans Pelicans a 2026 first-round pick from Indiana, their own 2031 second-round pick and veterans Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk for pending free agent Brandon Ingram.

Chet Holmgren made a welcome return to the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup on Friday night. The 22-year-old had four points, five rebounds, four blocks,

Chet Holmgren returned to the lineup for Oklahoma City on Friday night after missing nearly three months with a pelvic fracture, a potent addition for the NBA-best Thunder. The versatile, 7-foot-1 Holmgren got loud cheers when he was the first Thunder player announced ahead of Oklahoma City's matchup with the Toronto Raptors.

Chet Holmgren had four points, five rebounds, four blocks and two steals during the Thunder's 121-109 win over the Raptors.