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Today at noon PT is the NBA trade deadline, and most NBA fans are waiting to see what happens with New Orleans star Anthony Davis. Will the Pelicans come back to the Lakers and take the deal in which the Lakers offered the whole team (except for LeBron), 37 draft picks, ownership of Staples Center, the rights to Dancing Barry and one of Jerry West’s old office chairs?