Rumor killer on Kiri Irving’s claim that he almost partnered with former Kentucky Wildka Anthony Davis, KD, and Jason Tatum – Sporting News

Kiri Irving claims that Boston Celtics has almost formed a supertem by pairing with Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant and Jason Tatum in 2018, unfortunately, it may be a “revisionist story”, as it is a “revision history story “, As Darren Hartwel claims in NBC’s sport.

“Maybe Irving actually thought that Ainge could build a” superthe “with him, Davis and Durant, while he was able to keep Tatum on the list. But it would require some serious caping gymnastics, as Gordon Hayward and Al Horford were also at maximum contracts with Boston in the 2018-19 season, with Irving also making north of $ 20 million. And it’s hard to imagine that the Celtic could land both Davis and Durant, without giving up Tatum and Brown in these deals, “Hartwel wrote.

“Irving’s comments feel more like an auditist story to explain their scandalous conversation on the Durant Corridor in 2019 at the NBA All-Star Weekend, where Irving seems to tell Durant about the” two maximum slots “that They could help them join the same team. Considering that Irving and Durant signed Max, deals with the nets later this summer, it seems obvious that they are talking about Brooklyn, but Irving obviously wants to believe that he is trying to hire KD in Boston instead of thinking of the exit of Celtics. “

Irving claims that this is Danny Ing’s plan to keep him in Boston.

“We all had this vision to play together in Boston. Danny Ing was boring a great responsibility in trying to do it, make sure I stay in Boston … But yes, in 2018 it was a dream for Kiri, AD, KD to be in one team and still yes Keep JT and leave it grow and then see how it goes, “Irving said, Tim Bontemps.

Boston would have passed five years earlier than his schedule of banner 18 if Davis and Durant landed.

Fortunately, Celtics fans shouldn’t regret it, because it was as much as a pie-in-the-way as a plan he ever had in the NBA.

Then again one would say that he is dealing with Davis, a choice of the first round, Max Christie, Jalen Hood-Shifino, to land Luka Doncic, he would collect the same reaction once.