Tonight’s Woj burp and report from the Herald’s Steve Bulpett is more of the same thing we’ve been hearing heading towards Thursday’s trade deadline: the Celtics are confident that Kyrie Irving will re-sign and if the opportunity is there this summer, Danny Ainge will make a significant offer for Anthony Davis. First, here’s ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski’s late night check-in with the AD sweepstakes:
Danny Ainge has encouraged the Pelicans to wait until the offseason to negotiate with the Celtics. Boston remains determined to try and partner Anthony Davis with Kyrie Irving for long-term, but plans to pursue AD regardless of Irving's free agency plans, per sources.