Former Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge has recently taken on a new job with the Utah Jazz in a similar role to what he had with the Celtics, leading some to question why he left the team last summer in the first place.
Speaking to The Athletic’s Jay King, Ainge recently explained his logic. “I needed break from Boston,” he explained. “I’ve taken six or seven months off, and I’ve gotten a good break. Ownership was great, and my staff was great. That had nothing to do with it,” he added, addressing suspicions he might have gotten the proverbial golden handshake after a rough couple of years at the Celtics’ helm.
Watch the video embedded below put together by the folks at NBC Sports Boston to hear more about Ainge’s new job and why he left his last one — it’s going to be weird seeing him running a new organization after nearly two decades with Boston no matter how you feel about his exit.
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