Last night I had the pleasure(?) of talking Celtics with Adam Jones on 98.5 The Sports Hub. His first question, “Does Danny Ainge get enough blame for passing on Giannis Antetokounmpo in favor or Kelly Olynyk?
Um, no?
If we’re going to be black and white about this, the answer is no. Ainge should be criticized for passing on one of the game’s top players. The Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett trade was close to completion hours before the 2013 draft making it clear Ainge was in full-blown rebuild mode. Why not take a high risk, high reward player like Giannis?