Danny Ainge Archives - 98.5 The Sports Hub

November 7, 2019

Danny Ainge on T&R: Celtics offered 3-year extension to Marcus Morris

In his weekly interview with Toucher & Rich, Ainge said he did speak with Morris, who said last week that he didn't get a call from the Celtics before leaving in free agency this summer.

October 22, 2019

Danny Ainge reacts to signing Jaylen Brown to four-year extension

Celtics front office head Danny Ainge had high praise for Jaylen Brown after signing him to a new, nine-figure deal.

October 21, 2019

Jaylen Brown signs 4-year, $115 million extension with Celtics

This marks the first time Danny Ainge has signed a player on a rookie contract to an extension since Rajon Rondo in 2009.

October 19, 2019

Report: Teams 'monitoring' Jaylen Brown contract situation

Teams are eyeing Jaylen Brown for a potential offer sheet in 2020.

October 17, 2019

Danny Ainge clarified what he calls an inaccurate report on Jaylen Brown's contract offers in his first interview of 2019-20 with Toucher & Rich

In his first interview with Toucher & Rich of the 2019-20 season, Celtics president Danny Ainge clarified reports on Jaylen Brown's contract offers.

August 22, 2019

Happy two-year anniversary to the Kyrie-to-Boston Trade, which the Celtics definitely won

Don't trick yourself into thinking the Celtics didn't win the 2017 trade they made for then-Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.

July 26, 2019

Kyrie Irving 'soured' on Danny Ainge early in 2018-19 season

Little by little, more details of Kyrie Irving's Boston fallout are coming into the picture.

July 18, 2019

Ainge on T&R: Kyrie Irving struggled with 'burden' of leadership, 'unfair' to blame chemistry issues entirely on him

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com As clearly the best player on the Celtics last season, Kyrie Irving faced a lot of pressure to also be the leader - some of which he welcomed initially. It's now plainly obvious that he wasn't ready for such a role. And president of basketball ops Danny Ainge admits that the…

July 18, 2019

Danny Ainge on Toucher & Rich: Kyrie Irving indicated to him multiple times he 'really wanted to go home', but never told him he was leaving Boston

Ainge tells T&R that Kyrie indicated to him on multiple occasions he was leaning toward leaving the Celtics to play closer to home in Brooklyn.

July 17, 2019

Danny Ainge admits he had 'pretty good idea' Kyrie Irving was leaving Celtics

Danny Ainge held out hope that Kyrie Irving would stick around, but he wasn't blind to the writing on the wall.

June 25, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving's issues with Celtics stemmed from 'tiff' with Danny Ainge over his leadership

Irving stunned Boston when he changed course on his potential future. A new report suggests it stemmed from a "tiff" with Ainge.

June 20, 2019

10 first-round targets for the Celtics in 2019 NBA Draft

10 names to keep an eye on as Danny Ainge and the Celtics enter the 2019 NBA Draft with three first-round selections.

June 18, 2019

A look at where Celtics will pick in 2019 NBA Draft

A look at the four draft picks the Celtics will make in this Thursday's 2019 NBA Draft.

May 2, 2019

Celtics president of basketball ops Danny Ainge survives mild heart attack; expected to make full recovery

The Celtics announced that Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack, but received immediate medical attention and is expected to recover.

April 13, 2019

Pelicans find new front office head; How it impacts Celtics' pursuit of Anthony Davis

David Griffin is the new man in New Orleans. He's already outlined what an Anthony Davis would look like, too. What does that mean for the Celtics?

March 19, 2019

Anderson: Another Celtics run shouldn't be out of question for Isaiah Thomas

Never say never when it comes to an Isaiah Thomas return.

March 19, 2019

Isaiah Thomas gets emotional tribute video, standing ovation in return to TD Garden

It got a little dusty in TD Garden during the Isaiah Thomas tribute video.

February 28, 2019

Danny Ainge on T&R: ‘insane’ to suggest Celtics are better without Kyrie Irving

“I think everybody has some fault. We all are to blame, from the top all the way down…there’s blame to be passed around,” Celtics President Danny Ainge told Toucher & Rich.

February 27, 2019

Mazz: The Ugly Truth? The Celtics are Selfish and Gutless

To win games against good competition in any sport, you have to show up for work with, as one expression goes, your lunch sack. And so pardon the tactless word play, but the Celtics don’t have one.

February 15, 2019

Pelicans fire GM Dell Demps, could eye Celtics assistant GM Mike Zarren as replacement

The Pelicans could be looking at Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren as an open for their now-vacant general manager job.

February 14, 2019

Ainge has 'no problem' with Kyrie Irving playing in NBA All-Star Game

From the NBA Newswire at 985TheSportsHub.com When it comes to Kyrie Irving and Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, Celtics president of basketball ops Danny Ainge told 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich something similar to what head coach Brad Stevens told Zolak & Bertrand. Kyrie's going to need to get some work in before returning…