Just 10 days before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 7, Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. One would assume that meant he wanted to get out of New Orleans as (and to Los Angeles) soon as possible, but that reportedly isn’t the case.
According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Davis didn’t put any pressure on the Pelicans to move him before the deadline:
A trade to any team did not appear imminent Wednesday night, as Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline drew near.