{"id":907195,"date":"2019-06-06T05:36:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=907195"},"modified":"2022-01-08T12:43:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T16:43:26","slug":"your-morning-dump-where-danny-ainge-speaks-and-we-listen-r1a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/your-morning-dump-where-danny-ainge-speaks-and-we-listen-r1a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Morning Dump… Where Danny Ainge speaks and we listen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here\u2026 highlighting the big storyline. Because there\u2019s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.<\/em><\/p>\n

Danny Ainge, despite a recent heart attack, has been a regular presence at the practice facility, lobbing jokes and working just like any other day. The basketball life is what he loves, and the Celtics president of basketball operations vowed Wednesday he has no plans of stepping away.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy role is not going to change,\u201d Ainge said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ainge said the heart attack, which occurred in late April while the Celtics were in a second-round series against Milwaukee, did not force him to miss much work. The doctors recommended that he avoid watching Celtics games in the immediate aftermath, but he only missed one before deciding that was more stressful.<\/span><\/p>\n[…]\n

An early commitment from Irving could persuade the Celtics to be more aggressive in the Davis sweepstakes, but the timing of everything only complicates a high-stakes offseason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ainge isn\u2019t expecting a first domino to fall to kick it all off.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a domino that would fall if it was my world and wanted to do everything that I wanted, but it doesn\u2019t work that way,\u201d Ainge said. \u201cSo we\u2019re just prepared for lots \u2014 like right now, today, we\u2019re preparing for the draft. We\u2019re preparing to make draft picks and at the same time this afternoon we\u2019ll probably be looking at (a) possible trade of those draft picks.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Athletic —\u00a0<\/strong>King: 8 takeaways as Danny Ainge launches Celtics into the summer of Kyrie<\/p>\n

Before parsing any of Danny Ainge’s responses to reporters’ questions, let it be said that it’s a relief to see and hear Danny Ainge again, seeming lively and like himself. Obviously, this summer should be anything but stress-free, but hopefully, he is able to continue to take time to recover even during the busy months of June and July.<\/p>\n

Ainge spoke on a lot, as both Jay King and\u00a0Brian Robb<\/a> addressed in point-by-point articles yesterday, but the juiciest and most paramount stuff comes about Kyrie. Ainge referenced there being plans A-Z this off-season and A-M likely all involve some iteration of Kyrie Irving staying or going. And of those, maybe A-G involve Kyrie Irving staying and Anthony Davis joining him. Whether that’s a scenario you want or not, it’s hands down the scenario that most quickly pushes the Celtics back into the upper crust of finals contention, and so we can assume it’s the one Ainge is gunning for.<\/p>\n

And so for that reason, while Ainge demonstrated no visible or audible frustration during yesterday’s press briefing, his words seemed to indicate that in order to start pushing towards his “plan A” he’d really like to know what Kyrie Irving is going to do.<\/p>\n

What Ainge and Co. do on draft night could imply that he does have some sort of declaration from Irving, but otherwise, he may be best served by just checking out Kyrie Irving’s Instagram between now and June 30th, as that seems to be telling all of us something.<\/p>\n

Related links:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Boston Sports Journal —<\/strong> Kyrie’s uncertain future, taking risks, and more takeaways from Danny Ainge’s state of the union<\/a><\/p>\n

Herald —\u00a0<\/strong>Danny Ainge, ‘no regrets’ on risky Kyrie Irving trade<\/a><\/p>\n

Mass Live —\u00a0<\/strong>Boston Celtics Danny Ainge feels \u2018great\u2019 after heart attack, \u2018my role is not going to change\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

On page 2, Kyrie Irving goes home…<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByVb8i9HTSF\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n

Alright, guys, what does this all mean?!?<\/p>\n

This video plus everything Stephen A. and Rich Bucher and others are telling us points quite emphatically to Kyrie Irving leaving Boston this off-season.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, those talking heads get paid to make bold claims that aren’t always true, and Kyrie Irving, who seldom posts to social media, has every right to get nostalgic for his childhood days as he sees a reminder of his youth still doing his job years later. But then, add this photo to the rumor pile:<\/p>\n

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This is not a drill. Kyrie Irving just spotted in New York walking into a townhouse on 72nd St between 2nd and 3rd wearing his biggest smile of the past year pic.twitter.com\/c110JPjyfx<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sam Eshaghoff (@SamEshaghoff) June 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n