By Chris Rosvoglou The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to pull off a trade before the deadline on Thursday, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the Lakers “had traction” on a three-team deal before the deadline. The other two teams involved in this deal were the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors. Had this trade gone down, the Lakers would’ve shipped away third-year player Talen Horton-Tucker. It was no secret that he was being shopped at the deadline. “L.A. also had traction on a three-team deal involving the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks on Wednesd…