猛龙队管理层在敲定英格拉姆交易之前征求了坦普尔的意见。坦普尔曾在2021-23赛季期间与英格拉姆在新奥尔良并肩作战两个赛季，他预计这位前队友将“无缝”融入猛龙队。“我们能够在不必放弃任何核心球员的情况下得到他，这非常令人印象深刻，而且很棒，”坦普尔说道，“他是一个非常好的人。在联盟中，尤其是全明星级别的球员中，你很难对很多人这么说。但英格拉姆绝对是那种人。他关心篮球，热爱打篮球。在当今的联盟中，对于很多已经拿到高薪的球员来说，这并不容易做到。”
Veteran guard Garrett Temple, who previously spent two seasons alongside Ingram in New Orleans from 2021-23, said the Raptors’ front office sought his input before pulling the trigger on the trade, per Eric Koreen of The Athletic. Temple anticipates a “seamless” fit for his former teammate. “The fact that we were able to get him without having to give up any of our, you know, core pieces was very impressive, and it’s great,” Temple said. “He’s a really great guy. And you can’t say that about a lot of guys in the league, especially All-Star-level players. But BI is definitely that guy. He cares about playing basketball. He loves playing the game of basketball. In today’s league, that’s not easy to say about a lot of people that have been paid.”
