Danny Ainge Appreciation Thread
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Bernie Madoff
Banned
Rebuilding with the picks and expiring contracts like he's playing GM mode in 2k 
Bernie Madoff
Banned
Ainge the original Cac troll nba player
BLAZO da GAWD
Superstar
Celtics irrelevant for another decade. This ain't a time to be appreciating shyt.
Gil Scott-Heroin
Veteran
He's making up for lost ground after wasting a whole season by failing to recognize the big three's Championship window closed (in 2012) and capitalizing on their peak value.
With their defeat in the 11/12 Eastern Conference Finals (second consecutive post-season defeat against the Miami Heat), what's beef between Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo → Doc Rivers → Danny Ainge (which inevitably forced Allen to leave in the offseason), Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett both on the decline (showing they could no longer handle carrying a team between the two of them), ispo facto - that was the end of their Championship window (07-12).
Rajon Rondo's value was at its career-peak, and just like Pierce's and Garnett's would decline from there on out - the perfect opportunity to capitalize on what could have been fast-tracking a complete rebuild (saving them at least 2-3 seasons), with Allen's/Garnett's no-trade clauses as the only obstacle. Pierce/Garnett and most importantly Rondo could have netted Boston, a combination of the following through S&T or lottery picks (+ picks in future drafts):
'12 Draft: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters, Damien Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Terrence Ross, Andre Drummond.
'12 FA: Goran Dragic, Jamaal Crawford, Nicolas Batum, Ryan Anderson, Brook Lopez.
Following that: any lottery picks in the '13 and '14 Drafts and enough cap space for '13 and '14 FA.
Instead Ainge's imbued practice of empty loyalty wasted a whole season, already knowing their run was over, - watched the Celtics bow out in the first round, with KG/Pierce having their worst seasons since '07 and Rondo pushing his value into limbo - following his ACL injury. Only to trade KG/PP for three first round picks from the Nets: James Young (2014 pick), 2016 1st rounder and 2018 first rounder in the off-season.
Now that's a reasonable exchange, considering their value basically bottomed out, but they received the less favorable 2014 first-round pick, drafting a player whose max-projection is a 6th man/bench fill-out and two unprotected picks in 2016 and 2018. Waiting a further two seasons, which could turn out to be late first-rounders given Prokhorov/King could right Brooklyn's ship before those picks come into play or the fact that the East could be in the same dire state in 2016, they're still not bad enough to miss the playoffs.
Following that: Rondo's value now is basically Ricky Rubio with a invisible cloak that's rendered his flaws in purgatory to the basketball faux-cultured status, and if Ainge can't use that to his advantage to strong-arm a team into a top-heavy deal - he'll either lose Rondo for scraps or he'll eventually lose him for nothing, when he's a UFA.
With their defeat in the 11/12 Eastern Conference Finals (second consecutive post-season defeat against the Miami Heat), what's beef between Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo → Doc Rivers → Danny Ainge (which inevitably forced Allen to leave in the offseason), Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett both on the decline (showing they could no longer handle carrying a team between the two of them), ispo facto - that was the end of their Championship window (07-12).
Rajon Rondo's value was at its career-peak, and just like Pierce's and Garnett's would decline from there on out - the perfect opportunity to capitalize on what could have been fast-tracking a complete rebuild (saving them at least 2-3 seasons), with Allen's/Garnett's no-trade clauses as the only obstacle. Pierce/Garnett and most importantly Rondo could have netted Boston, a combination of the following through S&T or lottery picks (+ picks in future drafts):
'12 Draft: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters, Damien Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Terrence Ross, Andre Drummond.
'12 FA: Goran Dragic, Jamaal Crawford, Nicolas Batum, Ryan Anderson, Brook Lopez.
Following that: any lottery picks in the '13 and '14 Drafts and enough cap space for '13 and '14 FA.
Instead Ainge's imbued practice of empty loyalty wasted a whole season, already knowing their run was over, - watched the Celtics bow out in the first round, with KG/Pierce having their worst seasons since '07 and Rondo pushing his value into limbo - following his ACL injury. Only to trade KG/PP for three first round picks from the Nets: James Young (2014 pick), 2016 1st rounder and 2018 first rounder in the off-season.
Now that's a reasonable exchange, considering their value basically bottomed out, but they received the less favorable 2014 first-round pick, drafting a player whose max-projection is a 6th man/bench fill-out and two unprotected picks in 2016 and 2018. Waiting a further two seasons, which could turn out to be late first-rounders given Prokhorov/King could right Brooklyn's ship before those picks come into play or the fact that the East could be in the same dire state in 2016, they're still not bad enough to miss the playoffs.
Following that: Rondo's value now is basically Ricky Rubio with a invisible cloak that's rendered his flaws in purgatory to the basketball faux-cultured status, and if Ainge can't use that to his advantage to strong-arm a team into a top-heavy deal - he'll either lose Rondo for scraps or he'll eventually lose him for nothing, when he's a UFA.
He's doing it the right way, what's wrong with that?
Saysumthinfunnymike
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nikkas wanted to see the Celts pay Ariza $40M or bring in some mid level scrubs? 
Ainge knows what he's doing
Ainge knows what he's doing
at Danny AingeIf Rondo wants 5 years 100 million, it might be better to trade him. The way this league is constructed now, it's much better to have younger cheaper talent with deeper rosters than paying veteran players 20-25 million
It really all depends on if Ainge can get a talent like Kevin Love and turn this team into a contender in the East... if he can't, he should trade Rondo for better cheaper long term assets and make a splash at the draft and free agency next year
He's gotta trade Gerald Wallace and Jeff Green too
Says the united fanCeltics irrelevant for another decade. This ain't a time to be appreciating shyt.
How's those summer signings coming along
We need to trade Rondo, Tank for Jahlil Okafor and wait for 2016 free agency(Green/Wallace Come off the books). If Smart reaches anywhere near his potential with whatever we get for Rondo and those multiple picks we have in the next few years playing on their rookie deals and dealing the later 1st rounders for a certified franchise cornerstone type of player, we have the potential to turn into OKC east.
I honestly think all the talk that Danny Ainge was so in love with Gordon was to push him up to Orlando or Utah so Smart would fall to us
Green has a player option at the end of this season, with the way money has been getting thrown around this year, he would be smart to opt out.
Marvin Williams just got 7 million a year!
So really, Danny has to move Wallace and considering all that usually takes is a first rounder attached to it (and we have like 100 in the next 3 years now), he'll EASILY be able to do that by this time next summer.
Rondo should do the ultimate team sacrifice, get traded for an amazing package and then come back to us in free agency 
Gil Scott-Heroin
Veteran
Thunder drafted all their core players, so that doesn't make any sense.