98.5 The Sports Hub’s Cedric Maxwell turned heads (we’re assuming) when he relayed a story to CLNS Media Network’s Adam Kaufman about Celtics second-year forward Jayson Tatum and his father, Justin.

As the story goes, while discussing the prospects of Boston trading Tatum for New Orleans Pelicans superstar center Anthony Davis, a player the Celtics are believed to have been targeting in a trade for quite some time, Tatum’s father told Maxwell that “I probably would trade him [for Anthony Davis] too, if he wasn’t my son.”

Later, when Maxwell recounted the conversation between he and Justin, Tatum told him “Yeah, I’d trade me too for Anthony Davis,” prompting laughter from the broadcast hosts (start listening at the 39:45 mark).

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Davis, a 25-year-old five-time All-Star who has been one of the league’s most highly-touted superstars since being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, has been the talk of the town for Boston even with their team having a bevy of talented players and stars. With career averages of 23.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, it’s not hard to see why.

Especially as the dynamic big man, who was a point guard in high school before a growth spurt led him to banging with the big boys down low in the front court, has yet to enter his prime and is currently averaging 28.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.8 steals per game in what’s been his best season to date.

Nonetheless, though Davis — who has been critical of the Pelicans’ lack of regular season success over the years — is a player who seems destined to leave the Pelicans sooner or later, like many other superstars who found themselves unable to win a championship with the team that drafted them, the Celtics are unable to trade for him this season due to the Designated Rookie Rule (explained thoroughly here by Hoops Rumors’ Luke Adams).

Even still, in determining trade packages that would woo New Orleans into giving up a talent such as Davis, Tatum’s name inevitably comes up thanks to his combination of youth and talent.

At just 20-years-old, Tatum is already one of the most polished scorers in the league and has been a respectable defender despite defense not being seen as one of his strengths entering the 2017 NBA Draft.

Tatum is averaging 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 36.6 percent from three-point range and on a team like Pelicans, where he would step into a larger role as a scorer, he could quickly become a 20-point per game scorer in the league. To be frank, his role is minimized in Boston, thanks to the presence of combo forwards Marcus Morris and Gordon Hayward.

Davis will have his role minimized in Boston but with his only concern at this point in his career being building his legacy and winning, he’d likely welcome that sacrifice with open arms. On the plus side, since five-time All-Star Al Horford can play power forward as well as center, Davis can enter the fold as the starting center and be a quick fit in the Celtics lineup.

It would be an interesting trade for both teams and one that could catapult Boston to the type of dominance displayed by the Golden State Warriors in their 73-win season, even though they’d be giving up a fan favorite and a forward oozing with potential in Tatum. Nonetheless, it’s telling when that player — one that many people wouldn’t want to trade under any circumstance — says that he’d trade himself for the other player.

That’s just how good Davis is.