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The Los Angeles Lakers didn't land DeMarcus Cousins—and apparently they didn't want to, in a rather surprising turn of events for the storied franchise.
This development is just one of many twists for the team over the past 48 hours or so on the sprint to Thursday's NBA trade deadline.
In the blink of an eye, Earvin "Magic" Johnson took over as president of basketball operations and got right to work by shipping away talented scorer Lou Williams, In return, he got Corey Brewer and a coveted 2017 first-round pick, according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.