Ainge talks about the draft picks on Toucher and Rich

[sed522002]

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge on @Toucherandrich "I think Marcus and Rondo can easily be back court mates. Marcus can play with Rondo and Avery"

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge said that drafting Marcus Smart meant "nothing" to Rondo's future here

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge wouldn't say who he would have drafted first overall if they were able to trade for the top pick

Ben Rohrbach ‏@brohrbach 
Ainge said the Celtics did try to trade up to No. 1, but there were "no real conversations."

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge said if Embiid fell to 6th. they would have taken him, but the injury history did scare them "he was not red-flagged"

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge: spent time over the last month trying to "make the big splash, and we'll continue to try over the summer. Haven't lost hope on that"

Ben Rohrbach ‏@brohrbach 
Ainge says he's still holding out hope he can make a splash this summer.

Boston Celtics ‏@celtics
Ainge on Young: "We think that James has a chance to be a very complete player. We think he's a two-way player. He can defend his position."

Ben Rohrbach ‏@brohrbach 
Ainge on his two first-round picks: "I don't have expectations of them turning around our franchise." Fireworks!

Ben Rohrbach ‏@brohrbach 
Ainge reiterated his opinion that this draft was overhyped. He added that Smart & Young could be contributors to a good team.

[heyvik]

i listened live and thanks for the post. He did say a few curious things - and I do think that there will be fireworks.

[Celtics18]

Anyone have a link to the broadcast?  Would love to listen to it. 

[sed522002]

i listened live and thanks for the post. He did say a few curious things - and I do think that there will be fireworks.

It's really only just begun, in my opinion. The team that have now may not be the same by training camp, now that the team know what they can offer.

Did they ask Ainge anything about Love?

[Fafnir]

i listened live and thanks for the post. He did say a few curious things - and I do think that there will be fireworks.

It's really only just begun, in my opinion. The team that have now may not be the same by training camp, now that the team know what they can offer.

Did they ask Ainge anything about Love?

Only about potential trades, Ainge said something about trying that and still trying in the coming time before the season.

[sed522002]

Anyone have a link to the broadcast?  Would love to listen to it.

It may not be up yet, but you can check on
http://player.radio.com/listen/station/985-the-sports-hub/

[GreenWarrior]

all this did for me was further my belief that Love is definitely coming here.

[Waew]

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge said if Embiid fell to 6th. they would have taken him, but the injury history did scare them "he was not red-flagged"

thats awesome. Means smart was a contingency plan B or C.

[Fafnir]

all this did for me was further my belief that Love is definitely coming here.

Eh, I think the odds of a Love trade happening are pretty low now. Unless Minnesota is high on Smart we don't have a big piece to trade for him at this point. They easily could be, but we have no way to know.

[JOMVP]

I think Ainge is really underrating Marcus Smart here. I think he can turn a franchise around int he same mold that Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Dwayne Wade did. He is definitely that kind of player, with that kind of skill set. I'm hoping he sticks and isn't used in a trade.

[saltlover]

I think Ainge is really underrating Marcus Smart here. I think he can turn a franchise around int he same mold that Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Dwayne Wade did. He is definitely that kind of player, with that kind of skill set. I'm hoping he sticks and isn't used in a trade.

There's no need to set those kinds of expectations on a kid.  I do think Ainge believes that Smart has the potential to be a franchise cornerstone.  But it's not going to happen this year or next, and if you say he can turn the franchise around, that's the timeline fans will expect.

[sed522002]

I think Ainge is really underrating Marcus Smart here. I think he can turn a franchise around int he same mold that Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Dwayne Wade did. He is definitely that kind of player, with that kind of skill set. I'm hoping he sticks and isn't used in a trade.

There's no need to set those kinds of expectations on a kid.  I do think Ainge believes that Smart has the potential to be a franchise cornerstone.  But it's not going to happen this year or next, and if you say he can turn the franchise around, that's the timeline fans will expect.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. Why put that type of pressure on Smart and give Boston fans (of all fans) that type of expectation that he's the next *insert comparison*.  Let us be pleasantly surprised with the type of player he turns out to be instead of giving him a timeline to become the player we expect.

[BballTim]

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge said if Embiid fell to 6th. they would have taken him, but the injury history did scare them "he was not red-flagged"

thats awesome. Means smart was a contingency plan B or C.

  You'd have to put other players ahead of him as well, starting with Wiggins. Obviously Smart wasn't Danny's first choice if he could have any player in the draft.

[saltlover]

Jay O ‏@MrTrpleDouble10 
Ainge said if Embiid fell to 6th. they would have taken him, but the injury history did scare them "he was not red-flagged"

thats awesome. Means smart was a contingency plan B or C.

Don't understand what I interpret to be your negativity.  If you're picking 6th, you're probably not going to get the top guy on your draft board, so by definition he wasn't plan A.  I think it's very clear that the Celtics had been very interested in Smart throughout the process, and was someone they were very comfortable in picking.

[chambers]

it's up on podbay...

http://podbay.fm/show/373784645/e/1403876580?autostart=1