After roughly 24 hours of posturing, leaking information for leverage and whatever the hell else has gone on, the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans and touched base to at least initiate trade negotiations for Anthony Davis, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Lakers and Pelicans executives have connected on the phone concerning Anthony Davis, league sources tell ESPN. They're expected to talk again prior to next week's trade deadline.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 31, 2019
The L.A. Times’ Brad Turner (who has been really good on this deal, by the way) chimed in with a couple extra details.