Danny Ainge Steps down as Celtics GM, Brad Stevens moves into GM role and gives up HC position

[Raquinotj]

Wouldn't surprise me to see a black coach hired here, a lot of damage was done to the Celtics this past week and I'm not just talking about on the court

Who's out there

Sam Cassell
Juwan Howard
Chauncey Billups
Would Ewing leave Georgetown for the opportunity?

Who else?

Mark Jackson will be the Celtics next coach.

and you Know Stevens getting Marcus Smart the fukk outta there.

 

[SchoolboyC]

Give me Chauncey or Sam Cassell

 

[Raquinotj]

They better not bring that Clown Jason Kidd over here.

 

[Morethan1]

@GOAT

Updated the title my guy

 

[stepbackj34spud]

15 years too late. I’ll never forgive for wasting Pierce’s prime years. Good riddance. Has done nothing outside of trading for KG and Ray since he’s been here.

 

[Listen]

The pump fake jokes are always funny, but lets look at the facts since he broke up the big 3 up until Horford, Kyrie and Gordon left:

2013: Traded Doc Rivers for a 2015 1st (RJ Hunter) - Bust, but still got a lotto ticket for his coach
2014: Drafted Marcus Smart - Win
2014: Traded Dwight Powell and Rondo for Jae Crowder, a 2016 1st (Guerschon Yabusele) and a $13 Million trade exception - Coin Flip
2015: Traded Jeff Green for a 2020 1st (Aaron Nesmith) - Early, but definitely a Win at the time)
2015: Traded Marcus Thorton and a 2016 1st (Skal Labissiere) for Isiah Thomas - Win
2015: Drafted Terry Rozier - Win
2016: Drafted Jaylen Brown - Win
2016: Signed Al Horford - Win
2017: Signed Gordon Hayward - Win
2017: Traded Markelle Fultz for Jayson Tatum (1st for 3rd) and Romeo Langford (2019 1st) - Win
2017: Signed Aaron Baynes and Daniel Theis - Wins
2017: Traded IT, Jae and Collin Sexton (2018 1st) for Kyrie Irving - Win, even thought Kyrie didn't work out.
2018: Drafted Robert Williams - Win

Like, I dunno what people expect out of a GM, but I don't see a lot of fails in there. Hayward got hurt, left for more money, Hordford left for more money, and he cashed in on Kyrie who chose not to stay. I get not being thrilled with how he tried to build this roster around the talent exodus, but that's a pretty baller track record in my mind.

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

If this was the plan the entire time, then they literally should have started it before Tatum's extension kicked in.

Now it's going to take Stevens a few years to figure out how to be a GM. Time which they don't have to spare lol.

I disagree. Tatum is a kid. They got plenty of time.

 

[Torrential]

Kyrie ended ainge

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I disagree. Tatum is a kid. They got plenty of time.

5 year extension with an opt out after 4. So I'd say that they have about 2 years to build a championship team before people start questioning Tatum's future in Boston.

Are you really going to hedge your bets on a former HC turned GM with no FO experience whatsoever figuring it out in time? Even Ainge couldn't build a championship team around Tatum, yet Stevens with no experience is going to be able to do so?

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

So why give him an extension if he was worn down from coaching? They could have easily just gave him an extension when transitioning him into the new role. You legit had this dude out here wasting a year of time with players knowing that his heart wasn't into it anymore.

This report makes it look even worse on all parties involved.

 

[Raquinotj]

We need a strong black coach with a voice that can smack Marcus Smart in the top of the head when he takes I’ll advised shots.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

He will go there and fukk that team up as well.. If I were D Mitch I’d be on the next flight out of there.

 

[keond]

It’s official

 

[Silky Johnson]

 

[WMG the 2nd]

Mark Jackson will be the Celtics next coach.

and you Know Stevens getting Marcus Smart the fukk outta there.

Mark jackson will never coach another nba team