Danny Ainge was responsible for bringing the nucleus of the Celtics’ latest title-winning team to Boston, but he doesn’t want any credit for his former team winning their 18th title.
The former Celtics president of basketball operations pointed to his successor, Brad Stevens, along with the front office (which includes his son, assistant general manager Austin Ainge) and the ownership as those responsible for Banner 18 in an interview with The Boston Globe‘s Dan Shaughnessy.
“It was fun watching,” Ainge told Shaughnessy. “We followed the Celtics’ success all during the playoffs, and it was exciting to see and it’s fun to see everybody shine.