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Lakers Pull Out of Anthony Davis Trade Talks Due to Unreasonable Demands by Pelicans

The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to pull out of trade talks for Pelicans star Anthony Davis.

According to reports, the Pelicans had unreasonable demands, including as many as 6-8 draft picks.

Here are details from LATimes.com:

Magic Johnson, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, told New Orleans general manager Dell Demps on Tuesday morning that the Lakers had made their best offer, were not willing to add anything else and would be moving on, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

The person said the Lakers were not willing to give up the six to eight draft picks the Pelicans had sought for Davis.