{"id":16395,"date":"2025-02-13T00:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/raptors-make-brandon-ingram-extension-official-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T00:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:36:16","slug":"raptors-make-brandon-ingram-extension-official-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/raptors-make-brandon-ingram-extension-official-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors make Brandon Ingram extension official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 The timing was impeccable.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Just as Brandon Ingram was discussing the increased media coverage he hopes to receive as a Toronto Raptor, three more people sauntered into his introductory press conference: teammates Scottie Barnes, Ja\u2019Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s goofy. Everybody wants to have fun. Everybody wants the best for each other,\u201d Ingram said of his early impressions of his new teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd with guys being young, you see a lot of guys still being professionals. And that\u2019s something you don\u2019t see early on in careers, guys being professionals, being on time, listening to coach, being receptive to information. Some guys that I definitely want to be around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team president Masai Ujiri, head coach Darko Rajakovic and assistant Jama Mahlalela, among others, also huddled around Ingram\u2019s Toronto introduction, held alongside general manager Bobby Webster ahead of Wednesday night\u2019s clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sign of unity came just minutes after the team announced a multi-year contract extension reportedly worth three years and US$120 million with its new star.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Raptors need that chemistry to translate onto the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst thing that I heard is they want to make me an all star again and I\u2019m going to be a big part of what they do moving forward,\u201d Ingram said. \u201cI want to come here and learn. 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He said there is no timetable for a return despite pushing the injury \u201chard\u201d since joining the Raptors in Oklahoma City on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been active for two months, so it\u2019s going to take a little bit to get my conditioning together, but hopefully soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram averaged 24.2 points per game in 18 appearances for New Orleans this season, along with 6.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists.<\/p>\n<p>The career 46.8 per cent shooter (36.3 per cent from three) should add a needed dose of shooting to a Raptors team that ranks in the bottom third of the league in both three-point percentage and total makes from deep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s entering his prime, age-wise matches up with a lot of the guys in our team. 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So, that jumped out,\u201d he said, with Rajakovic later adding that Ingram has already raved about the food.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd also, I just felt that I needed a fresh start. A fresh start somewhere where guys played hard and they listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11016724\/raptors-make-brandon-ingram-extension-official-2\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 The timing was impeccable. 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