Report: Pelicans Make Decision On Lakers’ Latest Trade Offer

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers made a final offer for the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans were not happy with it, and the Lakers decided to draw a line.

According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles pulled out of trade talks with the Pelicans. Maybe Dell Demps will think twice before asking for more next time.

“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.

The Lakers were not going to give the Pelicans the six to eight draft picks they wanted for Davis, the person said, knowing that the four first-round picks and second-round picks were more than the Lakers would offer.”

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Pelicans have not responded to Magic Johnson’s offer. The Lakers offered several players, including Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo, Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson and a couple of first-round picks. And that was enough. Funny. It is their loss. Magic Johnson offered a lot, and New Orleans better play smart this time, because they can lose both Davis and the young Lakers.

When asked about the trade, LeBron James had a rather interesting response.

“I kind of tend not to play much fantasy basketball, that’s how I’ve always been,” James said. “If something were to occur with our team whether it’s him or it’s somebody else throughout the trade deadline we’ll approach it then.”