Alright, so about that whole “Is Brandon Ingram going to the Spurs?” thing blowing up everywhere. Woke up, grabbed my phone like I always do, and bam, everyone’s talking about it. My feed was just full of Spurs fans losing their minds over some rumor they heard.
My Morning Research Deep Dive
Fired up my laptop, coffee in hand. First stop? Hopped onto Twitter, naturally. Searched “#Spurs” and “#IngramTrade”. Holy smokes, people going nuts. Saw a bunch of tweets claiming a big trade was basically done, SA sending out like Keldon plus picks plus maybe even Devonte’ Graham. Scrolled and scrolled, trying to find who actually started the rumor. Found some mentions pointing back to this one radio guy out in Louisiana, you know, near New Orleans. But his stuff wasn’t linked anywhere concrete, just people yelling about it.
Figured, okay, let’s check the usual suspect websites. Hit up a couple big NBA news spots first. Scanned through the headlines – nothing. Dug into their “trade rumors” sections specifically. Found some vague stuff about teams calling the Pelicans about Ingram, but zero about the Spurs specifically being involved in any talks. Felt kinda fishy already.
Then I moved to some of those smaller fan sites, the ones reporting everything. Yeah, they had the Spurs stuff. Big, flashy headlines! But reading closer… they were just “citing sources” without naming anyone real or actually linking back to anything you could check. Basically saying “people are saying” the Spurs are trying. Felt lazy. Like they saw the noise and ran with it.
Trying to Make Sense of the Madness
Leaned back in my chair, just thinking. “Where’s the actual trade proposal?” Everyone talks like it’s a done deal but ain’t nobody got time to write down the details? What exactly are the Spurs giving up? Picks? Players? Both? People say picks, but picks for when? Right now or way later?
Started listing it out in my head:
- Good stuff SA might get: Ingram can shoot, no joke. Long arms on defense might help. Need that scoring punch bad right now, especially since Keldon feels a bit stuck. Maybe lights a fire under him?
- Bad stuff SA might get: Guy gets hurt way too much. Misses games every season. Like clockwork. Costs a ton of money, like max money. Is he even the leader type? Fits the young team vibe Pop likes? Dunno.
- The Real Cost: You gotta send stuff back! Probably multiple pieces. Saw a mock-up: Keldon, Graham, a pick. Okay, but those picks are gold right now with Wemby. Giving up a key locker room guy in Keldon? Big risk. SA spends years building up picks, feels weird burning them right when it’s finally paying off. Plus, gotta match the salaries. Math gotta work.
Started scribbling notes on a piece of paper, trying to balance it out. Looks flashy at first glance… Ingram next to Wemby sounds awesome! But the more I dug, the more holes I saw. Injuries. Cost. Fit. All big question marks. My phone blew up again, fans asking what I thought. Realized everyone is just chasing shadows until some actual reporter with a real name says something solid.
Leaned back again, coffee cold now. Whole thing felt kinda… meh. Great player, sure, but feels more like fantasy basketball than something actually cooking in the Spurs kitchen right now.
