Few NBA executives have completed a trade with Danny Ainge and emerged without being stripped of their valuable players and picks.
Ainge is ruthless in battle, as evident by his pillaging of the Brooklyn Nets in the assembly of the original big three, his shipment of a disgruntled Rajon Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks for Jae Crowder and a first-round pick and the acquisition of star point guard Isaiah Thomas. He’s not known for playing fair either. He’ll lie and leak information in hopes of getting exactly what he wants, and in most cases, it works out in his favor.