At the 2018-19 NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans following his trade request on Jan. 28.
Despite former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson’s ‘godfather’ offer, the Pelicans did not want to trade Davis to his preferred destination and wanted to wait for offers from the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks.
However, after the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, the Lakers landed the No. 4 pick as the Celtics and Knicks did not fare as well. And once Davis did not change his stance on the trade request, the Pelicans started listening to offers.