Originally Posted by
Gant-
I don't how much Chris Mannix knows or is just speculating, but it does make sense. The Celtics position could change if they had assurance from Kyrie that he would definitely re-sign if AD was acquired.
The following is from poster NOFOX on Tigerdroppings:
"Mannix just said that Celtics won’t put up Tatum without getting an idea from Kyrie about returning and that Ainge is asking the Pels to slow the trade talks for that.
He was talking on NBA radio. He said pretty much everything but Tatum is available without an indication from kyrie about returning, but no Tatum. He said Ainge wants time to try to find out if Kyrie will stay with an AD trade. (Though the Roc Nation hire probably isn’t a good sign).
I don’t think we can wait a whole lot longer, hopefully Ainge can find out by Monday."