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The Boston Celtics couldn’t have known it.
But if they had pursued a trade they were reportedly considering, they could’ve stopped their historic rivals from landing Luka Doncic.
That’s what new reporting from NBA insider Brett Siegel said on Friday: The Celtics considered a Davis trade before the Lakers and Mavericks landed on a deal for Doncic.
This is how Siegel explained it:
Siegel then went on to suggest that Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, who were both eventually moved over the summer, could’ve been involved in a deal for AD instead.
It’s definitely a fascinating alternate timeline.
What would a Davis fit have looked like next to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown? Would it have somehow altered things in a way that Tatum didn’t tear his Achilles in the playoffs?
And how about the Lakers? They wouldn’t have gotten an in-his-prime star.
The Mavs? They might still have Luka, or they would’ve shipped him somewhere else.
Maybe that leads Cooper Flagg elsewhere, too.
The domino effect here is certainly wild.