Three of the NBA’s marquee free agents didn’t even wait until daybreak to re-sign with their current teams. DeMarcus Cousins wasn’t one of them. Instead, as Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Paul George opted to re-up with their respective franchises, Cousins remained on the open market. And his profile only grew larger by doing so. League sources confirmed reports the Los Angeles Lakers are targeting the Pelicans’ All-Star center, and have become New Orleans’ primary competition to re-sign Cousins, despite the 27-year old still recovering from a torn Achilles injury. ESPN reported Cousins received phone calls from both the Lakers and Pelicans - taken in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama - when NBA