Daniel Ray Ainge ( ; born March 17, 1959) is an American former professional

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player, coach, and former professional

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player who serves as an executive for the Utah Jazz of the

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(NBA). A three-sport star in high school, he was named to All-America teams in football, basketball, and baseball. At

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, he was named national basketball college player of the year and won the John R. Wooden Award for the most outstanding male college basketball player. While in college, Ainge also played parts of three seasons with the

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(MLB), mostly as a second baseman. He was then drafted into the NBA by the Celtics. Ainge played in the NBA for 14 seasons, playing for the Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and

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, primarily as a

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. He went on to coach the Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Celtics, with whom Ainge has three

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s to his credit (two as a player, one as a team executive). During his playing career he appeared in the 1988 All-Star Game, and was the

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in 2008. Ainge served as the Celtics' president of basketball operations from 2003 until his retirement in 2021, when he was succeeded by incumbent head coach Brad Stevens (whom he had hired in 2014).

Early life

Born and raised in

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, Ainge was a multi-sport star at

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. He led the Highlanders' basketball team to consecutive AAA state titles in 1976 and 1977, earning all-state honors both years, and was considered one of the top

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recruits in Oregon at wide receiver. As a junior, he was named to the 1977 ''Parade'' High School All-America team, and is the only one to be a high school first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball.

College career

Ainge played

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(BYU) in Provo, Utah. He hit one of the best-known shots in the 1981 NCAA tournament, against Notre Dame in

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in the Sweet Sixteen, when his coast-to-coast drive and lay-up with two seconds remaining gave the

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a one-point win. Ainge concluded his senior year by winning the Eastman Award, as well as the John R. Wooden Award—given to the best collegiate player in the nation. During his four-year career at BYU, Ainge was an All-American, a two-time First Team Academic All-American, the WAC Player of the Year and a four-time All-WAC selection. He concluded his college career having scored in double figures in 112 consecutive games, an NCAA record at that time.

Baseball career

Toronto Blue Jays (1979–1981)

Ainge was selected in baseball's 1977 amateur draft by the

. He made it to the major leagues with the Blue Jays in while still in college. Mostly a second baseman, he played third base and outfield positions as well, hitting .220 in his baseball career with two

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s and 146 hits in 211 games. He is the second-youngest player in Blue Jays history to hit a home run, at 20 years and 77 days, surpassed only by Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. After three years with the Blue Jays, Ainge decided to pursue a career in basketball and was chosen in the 1981 NBA draft by the

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, who had to buy out Ainge's contract from the Blue Jays after a legal battle. Ainge is among the 13 athletes who have played in both the

and

, along with Frank Baumholtz,

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, Gene Conley,

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, Dave DeBusschere, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Mark Hendrickson,

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, and Howie Schultz.

Basketball career

Boston Celtics (1981–1989)

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. Ainge played sparingly during his rookie season (1981–82), but broke into the starting lineup in his second year, averaging 9.9 points per game. However, new coach K.C. Jones moved Ainge back to the bench in his third season (1983–84), starting Gerald Henderson instead. Ainge remained an important role player off the bench, helping the Celtics defeat the rival

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in the NBA Finals that year. The Celtics traded Henderson to

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in the off-season, returning Ainge to the starting guard position opposite Dennis Johnson. Ainge responded by averaging 12.9 points and 5.3 assists per game in 1984–85. He remained a starter for the Celtics for most of the next five seasons. The Celtics won the championship again in 1985–86; that team is widely considered to be one of the greatest in NBA history. In 1986–87, Ainge finished second in the NBA in free throw shooting (89.7%) and third in 3-point shooting (44.3%). The following year, he made 148 3-pointers, shattering the previous NBA single-season record of 92 held by

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of the Utah Jazz. Ainge made his only appearance in the NBA All-Star Game that year, scoring 12 points.

Sacramento Kings (1989–1990)

In 1989, Ainge was traded to the Sacramento Kings, along with

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, for young center Joe Kleine (whom the Celtics saw as a possible successor to the aging

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) and

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. Now a featured player on a team with no superstars, Ainge averaged 20.3 points and 6.7 assists per game in that half-season with the Kings. He scored 45 points for the Kings in a loss to the

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, matching a career high that he had set just a few months prior against the

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while still playing for the Celtics at that time.

Portland Trail Blazers (1990–1992)

In 1990, Ainge was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for

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and draft picks. Being a native of Oregon, he was considered a hometown favorite by Blazers fans. He helped the Blazers reach the 1992 NBA Finals, only to succumb to the

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in six games. On June 5, he scored nine points in the extra period to tie an all-time NBA record for most points in an

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during a finals game.

Phoenix Suns (1992–1995)

After the 1991–92 season, Ainge became a free agent. He had stated in media interviews that he ideally wanted to stay in Portland and would contact Blazers management before seriously entertaining offers from other teams. On July 1, 1992, however, Ainge signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns on his first day of free agency. Ainge averaged 11.8 points per game as the Suns went 62–20 that year and reached the

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, where they lost to Michael Jordan's Bulls in six games. On January 18, 1994, he became the second man ever to hit 900 three-point shots in NBA history (he made 1,002 three-pointers for his career), and he scored 11,964 points for an average of 11.5 points per game, 2,768 rebounds for an average of 2.7, and 4,199 assists, an average of four per game, over 1,042 NBA games. Ainge retired after the 1994–95 season. At the time of his retirement, he had the highest personal winning percentage in NBA history among players with at least 1,000 career games, edging out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 69.0% to 68.8%. Ainge was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

Reputation

Throughout his playing career, Ainge was known as a brash, hard-nosed player who often infuriated opponents. In a 1983 playoff game against the

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, he called

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a " sissy", whereupon Rollins elbowed Ainge in the face. Ainge tackled Rollins and the two began wrestling. Rollins bit Ainge's middle finger so hard that it required two stitches to keep the tendon together. Ainge was ejected from the contest for starting the fight. The incident prompted the headline "Tree Bites Man" on the April 25, 1983, ''

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''. While playing for the Phoenix Suns in the 1993 season, Ainge got into a tussle with

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at midcourt; both were given a technical foul. In a 1994 postseason game, Ainge rifled an inbounding pass at the head of

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guard

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, striking him in the face, snapping his neck back.

Post-basketball playing career

He became head coach of the Phoenix Suns in 1996. His resignation from the Suns coaching job in 1999 was a sudden one; he cited a need to spend more time with his family. He was replaced by assistant coach Scott Skiles. Ainge also served as a commentator for the '' NBA on TNT''.

Boston Celtics executive

In 2003, he was hired as the executive director of Basketball Operations for the Celtics. Ainge has often been controversial in his role as a Celtics executive, trading popular players such as three-time All-Star Antoine Walker (earning himself the nickname "Trader Danny") and having personality conflicts with then-head coach

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(which eventually led to O'Brien's departure to the

). However, Ainge kept the support of both the Celtics' ownership group and—perhaps most importantly—legendary former head coach

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, who was employed by the team as a "senior assistant" until his death in October 2006. The 2006–07 Celtics finished with a 24–58 record, second-worst in the team's history. Following the season, Paul Pierce, team captain and face of the franchise, expressed frustration with the team's failures. He requested a trade to a contender if management were unable to acquire veteran talent of Pierce's caliber. Ainge responded with two bold moves that changed the franchise's fortunes almost overnight: the 2007 trades for the

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' Kevin Garnett and the Seattle SuperSonics' Ray Allen immediately returned the Celtics to the ranks of the NBA's elite franchises for the first time since the early 1990s. Together with Pierce, they formed a new "Big Three" and led the Celtics to the NBA's best record (66–16) during the 2007–08 season. It was the most dramatic single-season improvement in league history (42 wins more than the previous year), and it earned Ainge the

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. Boston faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the

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, renewing the long rivalry between the two teams. The Celtics won the series in six games, giving the franchise its 17th NBA championship. Danny Ainge held the trophy for the first time since winning in 1986. In October 2008, after the Celtics' championship season, he was promoted to President of Basketball Operations. On May 3, 2010, Ainge was fined $25K for tossing a towel to distract then

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forward

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shooting a free throw during game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In 2013, Ainge traded Garnett and Pierce, along with Jason Terry and D.J. White, to the

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in exchange for five players plus the Nets' first-round picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Boston also received the rights to swap picks with Brooklyn in 2017. It is widely considered one of the most lopsided trades in league history, in favor of the Celtics. On August 22, 2017, Ainge made another blockbuster deal, trading All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, as well as Jae Crowder,

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and the rights to the Nets' 2018 first-round draft pick, to the Cleveland Cavaliers for All-Star Kyrie Irving. Eight days later, the deal also included a 2020 second round pick from the

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as compensation relating to a prior injury to Thomas. On June 2, 2021, Ainge announced his retirement and named head coach Brad Stevens as his replacement in president of basketball operations role.

Utah Jazz executive

On December 15, 2021, Ainge was hired as the CEO of basketball operations and alternate governor of the Utah Jazz.

Other pursuits

In 1996, Danny Ainge made his acting debut in ''

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'', playing himself. While only a brief appearance, Ainge was dubbed "The Bad Shot Guy" after catching and shooting the ball at the same time while

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roamed the court after having his skills stolen by the Monstars. While a player with the Suns, Ainge opened a national chain of hat stores which he has since sold. He has volunteered his time at a number of charitable organizations and has held a number of jobs since retiring.

Personal life

Ainge and his wife, Michelle, reside in Wellesley, Massachusetts; they have six children (Ashlee,

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, Tanner, Taylor, Cooper and Crew). Austin Ainge is director of player personnel for the

and like his father, played basketball at BYU. Tanner Ainge is a Utah County Commissioner, businessman, and lawyer. Ainge's nephew, Erik Ainge, was the starting quarterback on the football team at the

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and was selected by the

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in the 5th round of the

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. Another nephew, Jake Toolson, played the shooting guard position for BYU and recently signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Utah Jazz. Ainge and his family are active members of

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, in which Ainge served as a bishop. Ainge suffered a mild

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in 2009, and another in 2019. He has

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according to a personality test he took when Doc Rivers was coaching the Celtics.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 19 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .456 , , .222 , , .700 , , 0.8 , , 2.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 21 , , 21 , , 32.7 , , .466 , , .438 , , .769 , , 2.8 , , 5.8 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;",

† , style="text-align:left;",

, 18 , , 18 , , 36.2 , , .554 , , .412 , , .867 , , 4.2 , , 5.2 , , 2.3 , , 0.1 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987 , style="text-align:left;",

, 20 , , 19 , , 38.1 , , .487 , , .438 , , .861 , , 2.6 , , 4.6 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988 , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 17 , , 39.4 , , .386 , , .328 , , .881 , , 3.1 , , 6.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

, style="text-align:left;", Portland , 16 , , 0 , , 17.3 , , .448 , , .306 , , .821 , , 1.8 , , 1.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

, style="text-align:left;", Portland , 21 , , 0 , , 21.4 , , .479 , , .404 , , .830 , , 1.9 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 24 , , 0 , , 24.6 , , .376 , , .413 , , .872 , , 2.5 , , 2.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 10, , 0 , , 23.0 , , .458 , , .425 , , .714 , , 2.3 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 10 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .500 , , .462 , , .909 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - class=sortbottom , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 193 , , 82 , , 26.1 , , .456 , , .397 , , .829 , , 2.3 , , 3.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 9.9 , -

Head coaching record

, - , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="text-align:left;", , 74, , 40, , 34, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in Pacific, , 5, , 2, , 3, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in

First Round First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

, - , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 56, , 26, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Pacific, , 4, , 1, , 3, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in

, - , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="text-align:left;", , 50, , 27, , 23, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Pacific, , 3, , 0, , 3, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in

, - , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="text-align:left;", , 20, , 13, , 7, , , , style="text-align:center;", (resigned), , —, , —, , —, , — , style="text-align:center;", – , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , , , 226, , 136, , 90, , , , , , 12, , 3, , 9, ,

References

External links

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