Danny Ainge Appreciation Thread

[Kang Deezy]

Despite giving Ainge the benefit of the doubt (after being critical of his ability as a GM) - he has a history of waiting too long before making moves (costing the Celtics maximum return in the process):

You're an idiot. Stop. We got a 1st round pick for doc rivers. 1st round pick and jae crowder for rondo. 3 first round picks and a pick swap for pierce and kg when they were basically cooked, especially kg.

#2 seed with the highest odds for the number one pick, you sound stupid.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

You're an idiot. Stop. We got a 1st round pick for doc rivers. 1st round pick and jae crowder for rondo. 3 first round picks and a pick swap for pierce and kg when they were basically cooked, especially kg.

#2 seed with the highest odds for the number one pick, you sound stupid.

SMH. Why is it so hard trying to make you to see sense?

 

[Suiken]

Despite giving Ainge the benefit of the doubt (after being critical of his ability as a GM) - he has a history of waiting too long before making moves (costing the Celtics maximum return in the process):

Its nothing but speculation and injury is a 20/20 hindsight. Who would have know that Rondo could blow his ACL out? I don't want to conclude the results yet but Danny already got a haul with Jae Crowder, DAL 2016 and Brendan Wright that netted them Isaiah Thomas. Trade transactions are not as simple as you imagine. It takes multiple steps to happen. A fully healthy Rondo could have also netted them another lottery pick, whether he trade him prior to 2012 season or not.

Same thing with the KG trade. Danny hoarded assets to get him. Just look at his trade transactions within four years before he landed the Big Ticket.

 

[jaguar paw]

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

 

[jwinfield]

Brooklyn pick was a deal breaker unless a guy like AD was coming back, but they package it with Thomas for Kyrie?

 

[Regular_P]

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

I feel indifferent about this decision, but I still think we'll be OK when the smoke clears.

 

[Regular_P]

Agreed :thatso:

 

[Lakerman0834]

The Pierce-Garnett trade is the gift that keeps on giving

If we trace back our steps and add the Thomas trade to Boston’s haul for Pierce and Garnett, here’s the updated breakdown of notable assets Ainge received via the blockbuster deal:
--James Young (2014 first-round Nets pick)
--Isaiah Thomas (acquired via 2016 CLE first-round pick and Marcus Thornton. Both of those acquired via $10.4 million Nets trade exception)
--Tyler Zeller (acquired via $10.4 million trade exception)
--2016 unprotected Nets first-round pick
--2017 option to swap first-round pick with Nets
--2018 unprotected Nets first-round pick

And about to be blown out and swept by the nets