Boston Celtics executive Danny Ainge is retiring as the team’s president of basketball operations, with head coach Brad Stevens moving into the role in the wake of the franchise’s elimination from the playoffs, the Celtics said Wednesday.
Ainge — the only man to win an NBA Championship with the Celtics as both a player and general manager — has led the Celtics front office since his appointment in 2003.
The 62-year-old’s reign included an NBA title in 2008 which also earned Ainge NBA Executive of the Year Honors.
Danny Ainge announced today that he is retiring from his role as President of Basketball Operations. Brad Stevens has been promoted to the team’s President of Basketball Operations.https://t.co/XfGfMVkMkq
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 2, 2021
Ainge, who won NBA titles as a player with the Celtics in 1984 and 1986, said the time was right to prom…
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