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Welcome in Trevor Lane here for LakersNation.com.

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All right. So let's talk about the Anthony Davis deal. Look, I know. We all saw what the Pelicans did last night against the Phoenix Suns picking up a big win. Yes, Devin Booker went down with a hamstring injury. That certainly played a role in the Pelicans getting a win. But a lot of people around the NBA looked at that Pelicans team and said, you know what, they're not that bad. Maybe they have figured something out here. And that could matter to the

Lakers moving forward in terms of the overall cost of doing the Anthony Davis trade. In addition to

the Lakers' own decision making, I think that's something that we need to remember when we're looking at

this deal. And by the way, before I get too into the weeds here, I still have a own decision making. I think that's something that we need to remember when we're looking at this

deal. And by the way, before I get too into the weeds here, I still am of the mindset that the Lakers

won the trade simply by virtue of they won a championship. The question is, can the Pelicans also

win the Anthony Davis trade with some of the things they get from the Lakers? The second the Lakers

won the championship,

that's it. The Anthony Davis trade was a massive success for L.A. Now, moving forward, though,

the Lakers might have to pay the price for that championship, and that's where the Pelicans can really

start to benefit from this deal. As of this point, the Lakers have not given up any assets that

they had any say over, any control over in terms of the overall value of them until this summer.

Up until now, what the Lakers have given in exchange for Anthony Davis was Lanzobal, Brandon

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