Celtics GM Danny Ainge Is Getting Trashed During The Trade Deadline

BSabitt

4 years ago

Boston Celtics general manager knows his roster isn’t good enough to compete for an NBA championship at the moment. The Celtics have a fine young team centered around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. However, they just don’t have a lot of pieces around them.

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For the past few offseasons and trade deadlines, it feels like Danny Ainge has come short of landing the player or players that could take the team over the edge. Fans have taken notice, and they’re not happy.

Danny Ainge storming into the room after other Celtics executives traded two 2nd round picks in 2072 pic.twitter.com/iEsRRQf7Xd

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 25, 2021

How long until a reporter in the greater Boston area tells us how Danny Ainge was thisclose to getting Vucevic but the deal just couldn’t get done?

I say by 1:20pm ET.

— nick wright (@getnickwright) March 25, 2021

“I almost landed Michael Jordan and Lebron james today. It fell through at the last minute” -Danny Ainge at 3:01 PM

— kyle (@knicks_tape99) March 25, 2021

Danny Ainge every trade deadline pic.twitter.com/oC4Oj2gIls

— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) March 25, 2021

Aaron Gordon: I wanna play in Boston

Danny Ainge: okay… pic.twitter.com/83mJZy2a4P

— Grant Williams Fan Club 🐐 (@GWillyFanClub) March 25, 2021

Kawhi Leonard ❌
Paul George ❌
Anthony Davis ❌
Myles Turner ❌
Evan Fournier ✅

Danny Ainge, man https://t.co/hnDAGMoCEA

— Josh Toussaint (@josh2saint) March 25, 2021

Danny Ainge could have had Myles Turner, Aaron Gordon or Nikola Vucevic but all he managed to get was…Evan Fournier. pic.twitter.com/PiM0E9dRn0

— Colb (@___Colb___) March 25, 2021

Danny Ainge: “We were closer than you think”

Bob Myers: “We tried our best. That has to count for something.” pic.twitter.com/Dz5hrWNtj4

— Archivos De Baloncesto (@BBall_Archives) March 25, 2021

Danny Ainge every time a team asks for a draft pick pic.twitter.com/xG0vkhhiq2

— Shlomok8 (@shlomok8) March 25, 2021

Danny Ainge once had a reputation as one of the best general managers in the NBA. That label is quickly evaporating. The Celtics have had very clear needs for the past two years, and they’ve failed to address them.

Sure, Evan Fournier is a fine player. But he’s not going to be the difference-maker that the Celtics need if they want to be a serious contender. Danny Ainge has to know that.

It’s beyond time for the Celtics to make a big move.

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