WALTHAM, Mass. – The Boston Celtics have been plagued with injuries from Game 1 of the regular season all the way to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Yet, they have consistently found a way to step up as a unit and overcome any form of adversity that’s thrown their way.
Just about every player on the roster, along with each member of the coaching staff, deserves credit for this accomplishment, but so does the man behind the scenes – president of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge.
“One of the things,” coach Brad Stevens says, “that Danny has really hit a home run with, among the many things, is that in all of our moves it seems like competitiveness, resiliency and desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself have really weighed heavily in all of those decisions.