Being a GM in the NBA is about guessing and predicting right, there are no sure things. On the other hand, being right is what GM's and the FO are paid for. I wonder when the accountability will come for Ainge. Ryan disliked DL so he has no leash. He loves Ainge so there is unlimited patience. The narrative around the prior two years is that we were keeping enough talent around so when we made a big splash trade that we were locked and ready with a supporting cast - it was why we didn't do a real tank job. It fits with Danny being a big game hunter. Now we have abandoned that idea and moved on to plan B where we are tanking. The prior two years turned out to be a complete waste but the fact that we couldn't use all of our amazing assets to land anyone, including Luka, should have ramifications. The national guys see it but most local media are still fawning over Ryan and Danny. People act like trading 3 first round picks for one 1st round is great work by a GM, even though we have no clue if the one we got will be any better than the 3 we gave up. Mind boggling. My guess is that if we dont get lucky in this years lottery that folks will finally start to push back. Danny got incredibly lucky in Boston and is using the same approach in SLC. I hope he gets lucky again.
