For a second straight game, Green started Dejounte Murray, McCollum, Herb Jones, Zion Williamson and Daniel Theis. The Pelicans’ starters each played around 20 minutes. Williamson scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

While Brandon Ingram's uncertain future with the New Orleans Pelicans has led to plenty of trade speculation as he enters the final season of his contract,

Few teams are bigger NBA mysteries than New Orleans this season. These issues will determine the team's ceiling.

Throughout the week the Pelicans spent in Nashville for training camp, there was a constant buzz among people in the organization surrounding Brandon Ingram’s phenomenal play in practice sessions.

Pelicans star power forward Zion Williamson still has Brandon Ingram as a wingman for now. They're entering their sixth straight training camp as Pelicans teammates this week after an offseason in which their NBA paths appeared to be diverging.

Ingram and his current contract situation have been a constant source of conversation among those in the Pelicans universe throughout the summer. Much of the anticipation heading into Monday’s unofficial start of the Pelicans season was fuelled by uncertainty over what Ingram would say once he finally sat in front of a microphone.