The NBA trade deadline is coming up Thursday afternoon, and Ainge is
pursuing multiple deals, big and small. This is one of his favorite
times of the year. His rivals throughout the league can sense it.
"He's probably the best GM in the game,'' says Daryl Morey, who became
GM of the Houston Rockets after working with Ainge at the Celtics. "Look
at the roster in '03 when Danny took over, and his ability to win a
title five years later -- that transformation is unheard of, I've never
seen anything like it. Now you look at the way he's set up the Celtics
today, and it's the best I've seen someone go from losing a core to
creating lots of future picks and flexibility to turn it around quickly.
People don't see it yet because it hasn't turned the corner, but they
will see it.''
[I don't know about the best GM, but it's an interesting story.]
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