Danny Ainge new CEO of the Utah Jazz

[Ogaju]

Alternative Governor….did he get a piece of the action?

I have seen tweets saying he may very well have. DWade is part owner. Maybe Danny gets paid in ownership shares.

Now that would be great for Danny.

[JSD]

Danny Ainge on stepping away from Celtics role in June: "I needed a break from Boston." He also spoke fondly of his experience in Boston over his 26 years there.

https://twitter.com/briantrobb/status/1471257513219825668?s=21

[todd_days_41]

Ainge’s out had been planned with Wyc for a while before June. Thus the Stevens announcement at the same time.

Ainge’s house went on the market — with no furniture inside — tightly with the announcement he was out.

[footey]

Kind of weird that Danny and Austin are now competitors.

[smokeablount]

It was time for Danny to part ways with Boston, but the the whole “retiring” thing was clearly to save face. Otherwise. Why couldn’t he have been the CEO or a consultant for the C’s? I will always be grateful to Danny for the 08’ championship and for drafting the J’s, but I’m glad that ownership decided to move on from him. Have been happy with GM Brad, thus far.

Because a move like that, within a company, doesn't work like that.

When you're so intrinsically integrated into an organisation, you simply *can not* take a step back.

The reasons are multitude. Anyone will tell you that a change in title 99% of the time means nothing. You'll still be the person people come to, to talk about X because you know the most about it. You'll still be involved in all the things you were because, well, you're the one that does it best. Etc.

This dominoes into "maybe do this as well". Let's say he goes into the CEO role. Now you're suddenly CEO/assistant GM/president of player opps.

It's just a lot.

And like others have mentioned before; when's the last time you worked 18 years for one org? Never thought about a change in scenery?

I’ve seen this happen many times with different companies that I’ve worked for. For example, About a year ago our VP of Sales who is close to retirement age stepped back and requested to be a regional manager as he didn’t want to deal with the stress and responsibility of being in charge of the entire sales force. So the company promoted a somewhat younger individual to take his position, and the prior VP of Sales is now a regional manager until he is ready to retire. Last company I worked for made the CFO who was going to be retiring in a few years, a COO and then hired a new CFO that was 20 years younger. Better believe their roles changed as their title did.

C’s could have easily let Brad take over the day to day as GM and given Danny an advisory role with reduced responsibilities. Clippers brought in Jerry West to work with their GM a few year back as team consultant. Seems to be working well for them.

Stop saying that man. You don't know that. You legit, 100% don't know that for sure.

I'm also talking about this from experience. I'm telling you, it doesn't always work like that.

What are you talking about man? You just said Danny CAN NOT take a step back without knowing any of the team inner workings. Now you’re telling someone else they don’t know something for sure but it’s the pot calling the kettle black.

[Kiorrik]

It was time for Danny to part ways with Boston, but the the whole “retiring” thing was clearly to save face. Otherwise. Why couldn’t he have been the CEO or a consultant for the C’s? I will always be grateful to Danny for the 08’ championship and for drafting the J’s, but I’m glad that ownership decided to move on from him. Have been happy with GM Brad, thus far.

Because a move like that, within a company, doesn't work like that.

When you're so intrinsically integrated into an organisation, you simply *can not* take a step back.

The reasons are multitude. Anyone will tell you that a change in title 99% of the time means nothing. You'll still be the person people come to, to talk about X because you know the most about it. You'll still be involved in all the things you were because, well, you're the one that does it best. Etc.

This dominoes into "maybe do this as well". Let's say he goes into the CEO role. Now you're suddenly CEO/assistant GM/president of player opps.

It's just a lot.

And like others have mentioned before; when's the last time you worked 18 years for one org? Never thought about a change in scenery?

I’ve seen this happen many times with different companies that I’ve worked for. For example, About a year ago our VP of Sales who is close to retirement age stepped back and requested to be a regional manager as he didn’t want to deal with the stress and responsibility of being in charge of the entire sales force. So the company promoted a somewhat younger individual to take his position, and the prior VP of Sales is now a regional manager until he is ready to retire. Last company I worked for made the CFO who was going to be retiring in a few years, a COO and then hired a new CFO that was 20 years younger. Better believe their roles changed as their title did.

C’s could have easily let Brad take over the day to day as GM and given Danny an advisory role with reduced responsibilities. Clippers brought in Jerry West to work with their GM a few year back as team consultant. Seems to be working well for them.

Stop saying that man. You don't know that. You legit, 100% don't know that for sure.

I'm also talking about this from experience. I'm telling you, it doesn't always work like that.

What are you talking about man? You just said Danny CAN NOT take a step back without knowing any of the team inner workings. Now you’re telling someone else they don’t know something for sure but it’s the pot calling the kettle black.

Fair point. Totally talked myself into a corner there.

Turns out my signature was right all along. We both idiots :]

[mr. dee]

Kind of weird that Danny and Austin are now competitors.

Don Nelson beat his son's team in 2007 too

[ozgod]

Happy for Danny. Whatever his reasons for leaving Boston, clearly it was time for both him and the organization and it's good he was able to leave on his own terms and find something else that suited him better at that point in his life. People join and leave organizations all the time, for all types of reasons. I've quit well paying jobs for reasons as varied as boredom, stress, nearly having a nervous breakdown, higher pay. better culture, just to name a few. I'm sure so has everyone else. It's just that in sports fandom everything gets taken by fans personally.

I'm happy for what he accomplished at Boston but if your heart's no longer in it then it's time for a change. It's your life, nobody else will make sure you live it the way you want but you. He's now part of the past...as a fan my focus is on what Brad is doing.

[GreenlyGreeny]

Glad he's found a new home. Hopefully, he really makes the Jazz a powerhouse team in the West.

Quin Snyder already did that. They’re arguably the third best team in the entire league and have been since the bubble. Their brand of team ball is exactly what we need to adopt.

[GreenlyGreeny]

I predicted way back during time Kyrie quit the team , major embarrassment and Kemba was a bust , Danny would be exiting one way or another, too much negativity in the club  . Now ,   I still predict the return of Doc Rivers ..Only strengthened by Doc and Simmons feud and pressure now on Doc to get A banner without Simmons ..LOL …..good luck !

I’d be thrilled to replace Ime with Doc next season.  He’s a good coach and great with star players.

This. In fact, my dream is for Doc to come back. Doc and Stevens would be a potent combo. If Doc becomes available after the playoffs, no matter what I’d fire Udoka and bring back Doc.

[aingeforthree]

Great hire for them. One of the smartest guys in basketball.

[ozgod]

Almost sounds like this job is kind of like a board position in a company as opposed to a C-level role, where you're not involved in the day to day but have oversight of everything that's going on. Sounds like a good retirement job for our Danny.

“It’s a different role as governor, but I’m not going to be the president of basketball operations, I’m not going to be the guy that’s running the day-to-day,” Ainge said. “That’s Justin. I’ll have an opportunity to communicate with him, share the experiences that I have. I have a really good feel and understanding of what the NBA is today and who those players are.

“It’s not the day-to-day load that I had [in Boston]. I’m in load management.”

Ainge made it clear he plans to work arduously at his job, but not the 18-hour days he labored in Boston. The Celtics job began to overwhelm him, affecting his health. He placed pressure on himself to bring another championship to Boston, especially after the Brooklyn trade in 2013. He signed the likes of Al Horford, Kemba Walker, Gordon Hayward and traded for Kyrie Irving, but the best he could do with those moves was the Eastern Conference Finals.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/15/sports/rejuvenated-danny-ainge-finds-new-competitive-outlet-ceo-utah-jazz/