Why the Lakers have considered Brandon Ingram untouchable in trade talks

The phones stayed attached to their hands or ears. Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and General Manager Rob Pelinka hoped one of their many calls would turn into a franchise-changing trade.
Instead, the Lakers often heard something that made them hang up. Johnson said “everybody” inquired about second-year forward Brandon Ingram.
“Anybody that called us wanted him,” Johnson said. “We said, ‘No thank you.’”
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