The Los Angeles Lakers have pulled out of the race for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis due to the “outrageous” requests by the team, according to Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times.

The team reportedly will still gladly engage with the Pelicans in future trade talks, but no longer want to deal against themselves, expecting some sort of counter-offer from the team, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Lakers front office, comprised of president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka are “anxious” to hear a counteroffer from the Pelicans, as they previously only received a “no” on their first attempt, and most recently a vague indication than the Pelicans wanted four first-rounders in return for Davis.

The Pelicans have mostly resisted dealing with the Lakers, first ignoring calls from general manager Rob Pelinka and then only “listening” to their offers, only to scoff at them once presented.

General manager Dell Demps is following the same blueprint that GM R.C. Buford wrote for dealing with Kawhi Leonard over the summer, giving the Lakers the cold shoulder and waiting until the summer to re-assess trade talks with other teams involved.

Thus far, the Lakers have been in a race against themselves, still to have another team rival their most recent offer, which included Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley and two first-round draft picks, along with the willingness to take on Solomon Hill's salary to give them some cap relief.

The Pelicans only shook their head, asking for more draft picks, but have yet to outline a potential trade they would be happy with.

This tactic by the Lakers is meant to entice the Pelicans to make a move and get the ball rolling in negotiations, which have only been stagnant during the last few days as part of a one-team dialogue.