Perhaps we ought to reassess the popular nickname ‘Trader Danny’ for Boston Celtics team president Danny Ainge after news the former Celtic star and current general manager ended up missing out on not only widely-reported 2021 trade target Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic, but also their All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, according to the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach.
While these Monday morning quarterbacking analyses have to be taken from the point of view that we never really know how the trade negotiations went, the familiar refrain of just how close Ainge got to a deal is a trope as stale as Boston’s late-game offense has been in recent weeks.
Which is to say, very.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) March 26, 2021