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With Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans unable to find common ground on a contract extension, sources tell Marc Stein that attempts to trade have intensified. Ingram has one season remaining on his contract with the Pelicans.

The Pelicans are expected to trade Ingram, sign Trey Murphy III to a contract extension and also improve their options at center this offseason after previously trading for Dejounte Murray.

The Sacramento Kings are among the teams interested in trading for Ingram, who is represented by Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler. In 64 games with the Pelicans last season, Ingram averaged 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 32.9 minutes. The Kings also have explored the possibility of a trade for Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Kuzma. Alvin Gentry, who continues to work in the front office of the Kings, coached Ingram with the Pelicans earlier in his career.

Here are all of the playoff seed scenarios for the Western Conference entering the final day of the regular season.

• Oklahoma City Thunder: No. 1 seed with win over Mavericks combined with win by Nuggets, or win combined with loss by Wolves, or loss by Thunder combined with losses by Nuggets and Wolves. No. 2 seed with win over Mavericks combined with loss by Nuggets and win by Wolves, or loss combined with win by Nuggets and loss by Wolves. No. 3 seed with loss combined with wins by Wolves and Nuggets.

• Minnesota Timberwolves: No. 1 seed with win over Suns combined with loss by Nuggets, or win over Suns combined with loss by Thunder. No. 2 seed with win over Suns combined with wins by Thunder and Nuggets, or loss combined with either loss by Nuggets or Thunder. No. 3 seed with loss combined with wins by Nuggets and Thunder.

• Denver Nuggets: No. 1 seed with win over Grizzlies combined with losses by Thunder and Wolves. No. 2 seed with win combined with loss by Thunder or Wolves. No. 3 seed with any result combined with wins by Thunder and Wolves.

• Los Angeles Clippers: Clinched No. 4 seed

• Dallas Mavericks: Clinched No. 5 seed

• New Orleans Pelicans: No. 6 seed with win over Lakers, or loss combined with loss by Suns to Wolves. No. 7 seed with loss combined with win by Suns.

• Phoenix Suns: No. 6 seed with win over Wolves combined with loss by Pelicans to Lakers. No. 7 seed with loss or win by Pelicans.

• Los Angeles Lakers: No. 8 seed with win over Pelicans, or a loss combined with losses by Kings and Warriors. No. 9 seed with loss combined with loss by Kings and Warriors win, or loss combined with loss by Warriors and win by Kings. No. 10 seed with loss combined with wins by Warriors and Kings.

• Sacramento Kings: No. 8 seed with win over Blazers combined with loss by Lakers. No. 9 seed with win over Blazers combined with win by Lakers, or loss combined with loss by Warriors. No. 10 seed with loss to Blazers combined with win by Warriors.

• Golden State Warriors: No. 8 seed with win over Jazz combined with losses by Kings and Lakers. No. 9 seed with win combined with loss by Kings, or win combined with loss by Lakers. No. 10 seed with loss, or with win combined with win by Kings.