Lakers Official Trade Offer For Anthony Davis

Apparently, the deals Los Angeles Lakers have offered for Anthony Davis don’t sound so good to New Orleans.

The Lakers are in desperate need of a second superstar to team up with LeBron James, forcing for a deal, but so far it appears the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t willing to budge. It’s not that they don’t want to trade, but it’s that, so far, the Lakers just aren’t giving them enough in the deal.

Two specific players have been proposed to the Pelicans in the latest offer – veterans Rajon Rondo and Lance Stephenson who would bring some quality veteran leadership to the team. In fact, Rondo has been a member of the team before and came over to LA in a deal involving Julius Randle.

In addition to that, there would be several “young players” also included in the deal. Their names haven’t been revealed, but it could mean a combination of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, Ivica Zubak, and Brandon Ingram. Reportedly, any deal would involve “two young players” included.

Sources: In pursuit of All-NBA star Anthony Davis, the Lakers’ offers to the Pelicans have not been worth countering or responding for Pelicans. Lakers’ deals have included Rajon Rondo or Lance Stephenson as core parts of proposals — along with a couple of key young players.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2019

But none of that apparently works for the Pelicans. In fact, they made it very clear what they want in exchange for Davis.

The team is most likely interested in several players, and some future draft picks, preferably in the first round. Additionally, New Orleans may want to take the opportunity to get some salary cap relief out of the deal to help them adjusting their future rosters.

The Lakers’ initial offer for Anthony Davis included Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo, Michael Beasley and a first-round pick, sources told @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/2P2y21mJDv

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 2, 2019

If the Lakers want to make a deal happen this season, they have less than a week, as the official NBA trade deadline is Thursday, February 7 at 3 PM Eastern Time. This means that they’ll have to boost their offers within the next five days in order to get Davis.