ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is as connected a media member as the NBA has to offer. Fans of the Celtics will take heart in the fact that he shared his belief that Boston has a better chance of re-signing Kyrie Irving next summer than the rest of the league has at stealing him away.

Wojnarowski made his comment during a recent edition of his podcast.

“I still would take Boston against the rest of the field because I still think, in the end, there comes a moment of truth when you look around and you have to make a decision about somewhere else. And when you really start inspecting the questions that are in almost any other circumstance you’d go to, you’d say, ‘Boy, it looks pretty good here.”

Irving’s impending free agency has become a surprisingly hot topic of conversation this offseason. Many have speculated that the All-Star point guard may be inclined to bolt for the bright lights of New York City to team up with the likes of Jimmy Butler or Kevin Durant.

Irving has indirectly (and very likely unintentionally) stoked the flames of such rumors by sidestepping questions about what he intends to do in one year’s time on several occasions this summer. He’s been steadfast in his desire to remain focused solely on the coming campaign.

The Celtics have been reported to have reason to believe that Irving is happy in Boston, and the tea leaves certainly suggest reason for optimism. He’s the clear star on one of the league’s best teams. Irving is surrounded by oodles of young talent and supported by a razor sharp coach. He’s set up to contend for titles for the foreseeable future should he opt to stay with the Celtics.

That’s a strong sales pitch, and apparently one that Wojnarowski believes will carry the day. A lot could change in a year, including what Wojnarowski thinks is the most likely outcome of Irving’s free agency, but at the moment Boston can take solace in the fact that the man most tapped into the league sees Irving wearing green long-term.