Danny Ainge has had nearly 15 years as Celtics GM and he’s seen it all. His team has been on top, winning championships and he’s also tanked and been through the rebuilding process.
At this moment in time Ainge has made some questionable moves but it’s all worked out, he has a young team with a promising young coach leading them. It’s all good in Boston.
But when will Ainge call it a career? Truth is that he doesn’t even know.
“I don’t see a finish line . . . at all,” Ainge said. “I guess there’s a finish line for everybody, but I don’t see it. Listen, I’ve been around the NBA long enough to know that you never know how things are going to play out. I don’t expect anything. I never really think about it. When I took this job and we came back, my wife wondered how long we would do it, but we really didn’t know. Still don’t. I still don’t think about it, or worry about it….
“I’m having too much fun,” he said. “I like working with the guys. I feel like right now, after 12 years, I think what we’ve sort of built with our data people, our sports science people, our training staff, our medical staff and our coaching staff, it’s come a long way. I love working with the guys I work with. I still like the players of today. I’m not one of those people that think, ‘Oh, the players of today aren’t what they used to be.’ I don’t see that at all. I love the young kids. I love how hard they work. They work harder than we ever worked. They energize me. I love being around this group of guys.”
Sounds like he’s going to be there till the day he dies don’t you think? I mean as long as he sees a future in the Celtics, why leave? He’s played for them, he’s been in their front office for 13 years and if it’s still fun, why leave?
