Winners and Losers of the Anthony Davis to Los Angeles Lakers trade

Loser: Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics need some luck soon

It seems to have just gone from bad to worse for the Boston Celtics. After trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets in an era-shifting trade, the Boston Celtics had become the go-to spot for any big player looking to move, just turns out that the player was Anthony Davis.

With Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward joining, they were going to become one of the best teams in the league and challenge for the title. But instead, two underwhelming seasons along with a major injury to Hayward and it just has not worked out for the Celtics.

With reports emerging that Irving is almost out of the door and on his way to the Brooklyn Nets, landing Anthony Davis was of paramount importance to the Celtics. But Davis was not keen on staying past a year and the Celtics were not willing to put everything on the line for him.

Now, Davis is a Laker, a part of their biggest rivals. Even though Boston has one of the best coaches in the NBA and some of the best young talents around the league, they have failed to land any major all-NBA generational talent in free agency and they have also not been able to keep those that do end up coming.

The Boston Celtics, who have a huge war chest of young stars and draft picks, have not been able to use it on the one player they were waiting for all along.