The Anthony Davis-to-Boston rumors are not simply lame ideas blowing in the wind. They are backed by significant indicators that portend such a happening. As my first exhibit, I will offer the following pre-Kyrie Irving, pre-Gordon Hayward quotes from Celtics boss, Danny Ainge, prior to this past summer's action (per NESN's Ty Anderson):
"We have a lot of good players," Ainge noted, "but we need some great ones." "Just because you're one piece away doesn't mean you can get it,” Ainge admitted. “And if you force yourself to get it, and if you force a deal or force yourself to get the second-best available or the third- or fourth-best available player at that position that you need, then it might not make you that much better or make you still not good enough, and you're stuck.