I heard about Danny Ainge before I ever saw him play. He was a sophomore at North Eugene High School then and I didn’t see him on a basketball court until his junior year – when his Highlanders were ...

Ainge used to be quite the scrapper when he was suiting up for the Celtics and other NBA teams as a player in the 1980s and ...

Doc Rivers knows more than most what Danny Ainge means to the Boston Celtics organization. Rivers, now the Philadelphia 76ers' head coach, was hired by Ainge to be the C's coach in in 2004. He was ...

Just over six months ago, Danny Ainge stepped down from the president of basketball operations role with the Boston Celtics, citing his desire to spend time with his family. But, he couldn’t stay away ...

When thinking about the history of the Boston Celtics, one general manager stands out: Danny Ainge. “Trader Danny” as he was nicknamed, had no attachment to any player, and would make the deals that ...

How did Danny Ainge become "Trader Danny," a sharp-minded executive willing to do whatever it takes to pull off a blockbuster deal? Ainge negotiated directly with one of his ex-Celtics teammates in ...

Danny Ainge was coming off his first and only All-Star season with the Boston Celtics going into the 1988-89 season. Instead of growing into Boston's top option, though, the Celtics traded him to the ...

Rick Pitino did play a role in the Boston Celtics drafting Terry Rozier. Just not as much as the former Louisville coach may remember. Pitino had Rozier on his podcast Wednesday and boasted that he ...

Danny Ainge is a revered figure in Boston Celtics' history. A 6'5" guard who made a name for himself for his grit, competitiveness and deadeye shooting, he earned two trips to the All-Star Game and ...

During a blowout regular-season game back in March 1998, Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon got into a fight with Phoenix Suns power forward Antonio McDyess. The two traded punches and started a ...

One of the most controversial trades that Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge has made during his long tenure with the franchise was sending Kendrick Perkins and Nate ...