According to Lebron James' carrier pigeon Brian Windhorst, the New Orleans Pelicans and their General Manager, Dell Demps, have been purposely sabotaging the Lakers and their roster with no intention of dealing star Anthony Davis to Los Angeles before the trade deadline. When asked by ESPN's Rachel Nichols whether this might be the case, Windhorst responded that is most certainly is:
.@Rachel__Nichols asked if the Pelicans aren't truly engaging with the Lakers and leaking info to make them miserable.@WindhorstESPN says that's what happened.