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Los Angeles Lakers running proprietor Jeanie Buss experienced previously determined toward fireplace her brother and vice president Jim Buss, alongside with overall supervisor Mitch Kupchak, times prior to the Feb. 23 exchange deadline. Yet the botched taking care of of a long run DeMarcus Cousins exchange bolstered her trust and proven her preference toward endorse Magic Johnson as the workers president of basketball functions, in accordance in the direction of ESPN.com Ramona Shelburne.Just before the mammoth exchange that paired Cousins with Refreshing Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis, Sacramento Kings GM Vlade Divac attained out towards Johnson towards gauge the staff members consideration inside attaining its 3-season All-Star. Johnson, who was basically a workers marketing consultant at the period, referred Divac in direction of Kupchak, in accordance in the direction of Shelburne, given that he did not contain the authority towards go over trades with opposing executives.Divac experienced possession acceptance toward exchange Cousins in just a bundle that landed Lakers?starter Brandon Ingram or Clean Orleans Pelicans newbie Close friend Hield, for each Shelburne. Johnson never ever listened to back again versus Lakers command concerning a Cousins exchange.Writes Shelburne:Nevertheless by means of the year the Lakers bought bundled Trey Murphy III Jersey, Divac and Pelicans over-all supervisor Dell Demps, each within Fresh new Orleans for the All-Star Match, experienced fulfilled 4 or 5 situations within just individual toward talk about a package deal, means informed ESPN's Marc Stein. He was negotiating in excess of the telephone with Buss and Kupchak irrespective of the real truth that Magic was inside of Clean Orleans that weekend for ESPN.Los Angeles did, inside truth of the matter, examine a exchange for Cousins, nonetheless would not include things like the newbie Ingram in just their supply, in accordance in direction of The Vertical Adrian Wojnarowski. Sacramento then shifted its attention in the direction of starting to be a offer carried out with Refreshing Orleans they been given Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, and a 2017 1st- and instant-spherical opt for.The Lakers may well incorporate been capable toward give a superior offer. Yet through not concerning Magic, they slept despite the fact that Fresh Orleans designed moves.And if Johnson produced just one matter very clear within just his very first act as president working Lou Williams in the direction of Houston for Corey Brewer and a 2017 initial-rounder it that he gained slumber right up until the Lakers earn once again.