There have been spiraling rumors about Anthony Davis' future in New Orleans. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had an interesting take on if his star power forward was for sale, particularly to the Celtics, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald.

“I know there’s been rumors about Boston trying to trade for him or whatever,” said Gentry, and my response to that is, yeah, we’ll trade him. But they’re going to have to give us the New England Patriots and the two planes that they just bought. … And I don’t think they’re going to do that. So we’re not even thinking about those kind of things.”

Davis is currently averaging 27.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists for the Pelicans, and is the team's franchise player for the foreseeable future. Gentry has made it known that he isn't bothered by the constant trade rumors that Davis has been included in.

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“No, no, no, no, no,” he said. I would never trade a great player for good, and I don’t think that our management would be willing to do that either. I mean, he’s a once in a lifetime player, and he’s happy here. I don’t want to put words in his mouth, but he’s never said anything to me but, ‘I want to win and I want to do it here.’ So it’s up to us to just continue to try to put the necessary players around him to get that done.”

The Pelicans will take on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Hopefully, Davis can prove the doubters wrong and his coach right with a brilliant performance for his team.