Austin Ainge reunites with father Danny Ainge at Utah Jazz as team's new President of basketball operations
In a recent turn of events, Utah Jazz made another amazing off-the-court decision. They hired Boston Celtics's assistant GM, Austin Ainge for the role of President of basketball operations for the team.
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Surprisingly, the hiring panel that made the decision included Danny Ainge, Austin Ainge's father, who holds the position of CEO of basketball operations for Utah Jazz. The Ainge father-son duo had previously worked together in the Boston Celtics and helped the team achieve various accolades. Will the duo create the same magic with Utah Jazz?
Utah Jazz hires Danny Ainge's son as their new President of basketball operations
Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news that Utah Jazz is hiring Austin Ainge as their new President of basketball operations.
The move was made in order to restore the declining reputation of the team, which is currently at 17-65, the worst NBA record for the Jazz.
"We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Austin Ainge as our new president of basketball operations. Austin is one of the brightest minds in the NBA -- his 17 years with the Celtics have given him incredible insight into every part of an organization,' said Ryan Smith, the executive chairman of Qualtrics, and owner of Utah Jazz.
Austin Ainge has been with the Boston Celtics for more than a decade, and helped the team achieve various accolades which also includes the NBA Championship victory in 2024. However, the victory also had the hint of Danny Ainge's work, who worked in the front office of Boston Celtics from 2003 till 2021. In his tenure, he helped the team win the NBA Championship in 2008.
Danny was joined by Austin in 2011, and together the father-son duo led the team into becoming one of the best in the league.
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Even though Danny left the Celtics in 2021, his legacy carried on with Austin, which helped the latter in winning the 2024 championship.
Now that Austin will join Danny, it remains to be seen how the father-son duo will take Utah Jazz forward. Even after having the worst NBA records in the franchise, Utah Jazz has managed to secure the 5th position in the league. With Austin joining the front office, there are chances of things taking interesting turns.
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