Just NBA News: February 21, 2017

• The Pelicans are all smiles with their addition of DeMarcus Cousins. They made their way to Sacramento on Tuesday to physically bring Boogie to New Orleans. (More on the Boogie trade here and here.)

• The Los Angeles Lakers are shaking things up at the top. Gone are Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss; longtime agent Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson will replace them moving forward, per The Vertical. (What Magic had to say about the franchise Tuesday and what to expect next here.)
• Nets Update: the asking price on Brook Lopez is reportedly down from two firsts to a first and a second, per Marc Stein.
• TRADE! Lakers send Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets for Corey Brewer and HOU’s 2017 unprotected 1st, per The Vertical/Zach Lowe.
• The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, February 23 at 3 PM EST. If you’re itching for live coverage, Yahoo’s The Vertical will stream a live trade deadline show beginning at 2 PM EST, featuring Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.

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