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Jazz hire Celtics Assistant GM Austin Ainge as new President of Basketball Operations

What is Danny Ainge’s title? What’s above President and below Governor (Owner)?
 
I’m excited. Danny’s kid has done a great job in Boston and had tons of success. I also thinks he understands Utah and as someone with a great rep around the league can sell Utah to other good players. This isn’t just some kid hired off the street being some unknown. His resume speaks for itself. I don’t get the hate?
 
This isn’t just some green daddy’s boy getting a shot. Grew up in the life, was a good college player and coach and helped develop a championship level team.

Building a team isn’t an exact science
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I just have a hard time taking the "nepo baby" thing seriously when it comes to Austin Ainge.

This isnt an Atlanta Hawks Ressler situation where someone who has absolutely no basketball experience is making decisions because of their dad.

Ainge put the work in as a rotation player for a good college team, coached at the college level, and has been a part of a successful NBA franchise for over a decade.
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Dude, for all of his coaching career Austin was pulled forward by daddy. After his college graduation he spent a year as an assistant coach at Southern Utah (which he most likely also got through his dad's connections) and in 2009, 2 years after graduating he was already coaching the Maine Red Claws, the G-League team owned by the Celtics. Less than 2 years after he was teleported as a top executive of the Celtics and was consistently promoted. Now his dad gets him the next top job at Utah.

He is a classic definition of a nepo baby who after college immediately shoots through management layers like a rocket because his dad is a CEO. Yeah, I bet he was so head-and-shoulders above all other candidates to go in 3 years from being a student to Director of Player Personnel at one of the most storied NBA franchises.
 
Eminence said:
The best 2nd rounder the Celtics have drafted in the last decade is Semi Ojeleye...
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Back end of the draft doesn’t necessarily mean second round. And he’s found gems at the backend of the draft. Which is something the Jazz haven’t done. That’s what separates good teams from title contending teams.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Back end of the draft doesn’t necessarily mean second round. And he’s found gems at the backend of the draft. Which is something the Jazz haven’t done. That’s what separates good teams from title contending teams.
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With that said, I think Danny has gotten great value with his “backend” picks so far. Relative to draft positioning, Sensabaugh, Collier and Filipowski all look like great picks right now.
 
I have no real opinion positive or negative here. I get the Nepo baby claims but has a long enough track record that I think he’s “earned” his stripes. Who knows who does what in front offices so… not sure he has a traceable track record. Let’s see what happens and judge from there.

I do think JZ was more a relationship guy and maybe not an architect type. Clearly a demotion but he may be fine with it. Dont think this is a DL situation where he’s an “advisor”.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Back end of the draft doesn’t necessarily mean second round. And he’s found gems at the backend of the draft. Which is something the Jazz haven’t done. That’s what separates good teams from title contending teams.
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Has he really though?

Pritchard/Hauser/Grant Williams/Robert Williams in more than a decade of work for guys past pick 20 that've done anything in the last 15 seasons. Hauser an UDFA.

Gobert is so far above those dudes it's insulting to have to mention him. Hood/Grayson Allen/Royce weren't particularly worse. Those are the notable late 1sts or later I can think of from a similar period for DL.

The best Boston FO work in the last decade was 1) Correctly IDing Tatum as *the* guy from that draft 2) Acquiring undervalued vets (Jrue/White/Horford/Porzingis)

Their late draft work has really been nothing special and it's weird that the Utah press releases are focused on it.
 
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