The big news came down on Tuesday the Los Angeles Lakers had actively taken their name out of the running to acquire Anthony Davis sue to the ridiculous demands by the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers last offer came Monday night and it included Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and Ivica Zubac to the Pelicans, as well as veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, according to LA Times.
That wasn’t it.
The Lakers were also willing to also send two first-round draft picks, they said.
The team was also offering to give the Pelicans the salary-cap relief they wanted by taking back Solomon Hill, who has another year left on his deal after this season for $12.7 million.
After that news hit social media, Anthony Davis took to Instagram and showed his displeasure by ‘liking’ a photo showing what the Lakers were willing to give up to acquire him.
“They wanted more and more and more,” one source said. “There was no more to give. They had cap-relief with Hill being in the deal. But the more they wanted, the more it became outrageous and unrealistic.”
One person said the Pelicans are hopeful that if Davis isn’t traded by the NBA’s Thursday noon (PST) deadline, that he’ll want to stay and play for New Orleans going forward.
“But that’s not going to happen,” the person said. “AD is not changing his mind.”
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The Pelicans might likely screw themselves over or get an even better offer, because the Boston Celtics will be able to send them a trade package or two during the offseason.
