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Austin Ainge not just involved with draft because of his namesake

Son of Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge and current Director of Player Personnel Austin Ainge isn't just along for the ride because of his genetic connection to the boss man. According to a great article by Chris Forsberg, Austin Ainge has been paying his dues to earn his involvement in the Celtics Draft room.

To the uneducated observer, there's a notion that 33-year-old Austin Ainge ascended to his front-office role because of his last name. No one in the Ainge family denies that familial ties helped open some doors, including Ainge's first gig at Southern Utah (Reid was an assistant coach at BYU when Danny Ainge played there, then Reid was an assistant on Danny Ainge's NBA coaching staff in Phoenix).