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Lakers Reportedly Pull Out of Anthony Davis Trade Talks for Now

New Orleans is looking for a bounty of assets from L.A., but the Lakers are resisting for now.

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Update: According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers have “pulled out” of Anthony Davis trade talks:

The Lakers have “pulled out” of any more conversations in trying to acquire New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis because of the Pelican’s “outrageous” trade requests, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.

Magic Johnson, the Lakers president of basketball operations, told New Orleans general manager Dell Demps Tuesday morning that Los Angeles had made its best offer that the Pelicans had wanted, but that the Lakers were not willing to add anything else and would be moving on, a person said.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski says the Lakers don’t want to bid against themselves, but are still interested in Davis:

We’ll update as more reports come in. Original article is as follows:


The trade saga between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis continues with the NBA trade deadline only days away. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday night that the Pelicans need more from the Lakers to get a deal done for Davis. In fact, they want a blockbuster offer from the Lakers, ripe with draft picks, to even consider moving Davis:

The trade deadline is Thursday, and unless the Los Angeles Lakers can come up with significant assets to motivate the Pelicans, it looks like Davis may remain in New Orleans for the time being.

To add another wrinkle to the story: Yahoo Sports insider Chris Haynes reports that Anthony Davis did not return from a finger injury on Monday night because the Pelicans front office kept him out of the game. Davis wanted to play against the Pacers, according to Haynes:

Davis, 25, eagerly wanted to suit up at home against the Indiana Pacers after recovering from a left finger avulsion that sidelined him for a little more than two weeks, sources said, but the organization elected to keep him inactive. There’s the impression that his absence could potentially extend until the conclusion of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, sources said.

The Pelicans play the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night just before the trade deadline. It remains to be seen whether Davis will play.