General managers and owners alike (especially small market teams) praised the New Orleans Pelicans for not cowering under the pressure of the major market team in Los Angeles to hastily trade Anthony Davis. Pelicans ownership and management brass are working this deal on their timeline and nobody else’. But could this plan end up backfiring on them in the future?
Nearly 3 hours away from the NBA's trade deadline and … the Lakers-Pelicans talks on Anthony Davis are dormant, league sources tell ESPN. No communication, nor an expectation that they'll even speak today.