NBA Rumors: Celtics believe Rich Paul planted story on Kyrie Irving's future originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Anthony Davis' agent, Rich Paul, seemingly did all he could to engineer a deal to send his client from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers before last week's NBA trade deadline, but he was unsuccessful. Davis remained with the Pelicans, and now every team must wait until the summer to pursue the superstar center. One team that couldn't trade for Davis before the deadline was the Boston Celtics, due to a league rule.