Why the Celtics should stay put at the trade deadline

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesWith the trade deadline just about a week and a half away, teams across the league are quickly making decisions on whether they are going to be buyers or sellers at this deadline. This is the time of the year where the harsh reality hits for some teams on the state of their franchise. On one hand, the team finds that they do not have enough talent to compete for a title and it would be a smarter decision to sell off the pieces the team has and build for next season. The other is for a star player to demand a trade knowing the deadline is approaching as we have just recently seen with the Anthony Davis bombshell this morning. Without an option to re-sign Davis, the Pelicans’ franchise is looking toward a gloomy, Anthony Davis-less future. The trade deadline is one of the most important times of the season for teams choosing their franchise’s direction.

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