Originally Posted by
ScoutWannabe
I wouldn't do it. We lose upside and $5m in cap. Ingram is only 23; he's gotten better each year. Good wing players are vastly harder to find than combo guards. Before BI our fans were clamoring for a quality versatile SF for years, like nearly as far back as Jamaal Mashburn. Players like BI are rare and we should let him develop.
Dame didn't become Dame until he was 25. Look at both of their stats at 22/23 years old:
Ingram - 24 PTS, 5 AST, 5 REB
Lillard - 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB