NBA Power Rankings: Can the Lakers land Anthony Davis before the trade deadline?

NBA LeBron James Anthony Davis (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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6. Boston Celtics (33-19)

The Boston Celtics, who have been building up over the last few seasons for a real run at Anthony Davis, must wait until the summer until they could really make a competitive offer for the disgruntled star.

The hope is that the Pelicans wait until the off-season to move him, and if so there’s no question that the Celtics could have the best potential offer for Davs. However, there’s on real factor that could throw a wrench in Boston’s plans.

Kyrie Irving. If Irving isn’t sold on re-signing with the Celtics long-term, it throw everything off. And recently, he suggested that he hasn’t decided on what he’s going to do on July 1.