Almost from the moment it was announced that now-former Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge would step down in favor of elevating then-head coach Brad Stevens to take over his tole at the helm of the Celtics, speculation began to percolate on whether the NBA lifer would want to reprise his role as an executive in some other franchise.
With his family ties to Utah, the Jazz jumped out as an obvious option, but the former Boston head honcho downplayed any desire to run a club in its entirety as he did with the Celtic for 18 years in a recent phone interview with the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaugnessy.
“I want to work again,” said Ainge of a potential return to an NBA front office.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 17, 2021
