41 Quotes by Danny Ainge

I had a chance to play against the USA teams when I was a player. I wasn't on any USA team but scrimmaging against them and playing against them was a highlight.

I mean drafting is a hard process because you're picking between 23-year-olds sometimes and 19-year-olds that have great upside, and some guys that are just great character but have limited physical skills, and some guys that have amazing upside and that are a little more immature, and everywhere in between.

You have to find a partner when you're making a deal. You cant just say 'I need to make this deal and do whatever it possibly takes to make it.' That's not how it works.

I don't want to give up multiple draft picks for a rental player who is going to be our ninth man.

I don't always agree with how everybody handles the media, just like they probably don't agree with how I handle the media and things that I say.

I'm not worried about Gordon Hayward. I'm not worried about his future or how good a player he is. He's doing everything he can. If he doesn't become the player that he wants to be, then it won't be from a lack of trying.

Listen, we've drafted guys that wouldn't come in for workouts before. It's not the end of the world.

It's a different era. I understand what Charles Barkley was saying but you just can't take guys out. There's too much scrutiny. There's too many replays and reviews, and cameras everywhere.

Don't give them 3-point shots if that's what they're trying to do and embarrass you in any way.