Remember, both were saying Demps "won't even pick up the phone" on Wednesday and then Lakers beat reporters (BA Turner and Ganguli) reported that Demps had been conversing with the Lakers FO since Tuesday.

You have to remember that Woj and Shams are mouthpieces for agents mostly (which is why they get a lot of breaking news on transactions) but their track record (esp Woj) on detailing the actual process of a trade is quite poor and inaccurate.