Ainge is not perfect, but some food for thought:
- All teams have the same salary cap restrictions
- Some teams have more willingness than others to pay luxury tax, etc.
- Some teams have more desirable non-basketball reasons to play there.
Since Ainge was hired, the Celtics are:
- 6th in wins (Spurs, Mavs, Rockets, Heat, Denver Boston)
- Tied 5th in titles (Miami/Spurs 3, Warriers/Lakers 2, Cavs/pistons/Mavs/Celtics 1).
- Tied 6th for finals appearances (Heat 5, Cavs/Spurs/Lakers 4, Warriors 3, Boston/Detroit/Dallas 2, OKC/Orlando 1)