The Southwest Division has been busy this week.
Following the All-Star game, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported that the Pelicans had acquired DeMarcus Cousins for Tyreke Evans, Buddy Hield, Langston Galloway, a protected 2017 first round pick and a 2017 second round pick.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers fired GM Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss, making Magic Johnson the President of Basketball Operations. Within hours of the announcement, Johnson hit the phones in hopes to make some moves before the trade deadline.
Later that evening, Johnson made his first move as Lakers President.