Lakers Trade Rumors: Reviewing Latest Chatter on 2019 Deadline Day

The Los Angeles Lakers have made no secret of their desire to acquire superstar big man Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans to pair alongside LeBron James.

Team executives Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are determined to return the franchise to glory, and after some back-and-forth with New Orleans, the Lakers offered forwards Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, guard Lonzo Ball and two first-round picks. They were also open to absorbing the $12.7 million remaining on Solomon Hill's contract for 2019-20.

But L.A. has not heard anything from New Orleans general manager Dell Demps ahead of the 3 p.m. ET Thursday trade deadline, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Of course, things could change suddenly in the eleventh hour.

If the Lakers can't broker a deal before the deadline and Davis gets dealt elsewhere in the offseason, L.A. will have to pray AD doesn't pull a Paul George and re-sign with that new team.

Interestingly, Rachel Nichols tweeted: "So I asked @WindhorstESPN if the Pels ever intended to seriously engage with LA on Anthony Davis, or if all the talks & leaks were instead designed to sabotage the young Lakers as revenge for what N.O. sees as tampering, & he said 'it's not just possible, it's what happened.'"

The Lakers had also been talking with the Chicago Bulls about acquiring Jabari Parker; however, he was dealt Wednesday night to the Washington Wizards as part of a package for Otto Porter Jr.

The Wizards could be in sell mode following John Wall's season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon, which may keep him out at least a year, and the Lakers might still want to pursue a proven scorer like Parker.

They may also take a run at Trevor Ariza. ESPN's Ramona Shelburne tweeted that L.A. has a "fondness" for the former Laker, but Wojnarowski later reported Ariza may re-sign with Washington long term in the offseason.