Raptors have clear 5th pick regret for Brandon Ingram trade

Raptors have clear 5th pick regret for Brandon Ingram trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Raptors weren't far off from having the No.

5 overall pick in the loaded 2026 NBA Draft. Instead, the Los Angeles Clippers have that pick, that almost belonged to the Indiana Pacers . And in its place, the Raptors have Brandon Ingram.

Regrets? Maybe. And yeah, it's a bit complicated.

The Pacers' 2026 first-round pick was originally sent to the Raptors in the Pascal Siakam trade. It was denoted as top-four protected. The Raptors then sent it to the Pelicans in the Ingram trade.