The Utah Jazz have employed Austin Ainge because the workforce’s new President of Basketball Operations.
“We’re completely thrilled to welcome Austin Ainge as our new President of Basketball Operations,” mentioned Ryan Smith, governor of the Utah Jazz. “Austin is without doubt one of the brightest minds within the NBA—his 17 years with the Celtics have given him unbelievable perception into each a part of a corporation. I’ve recognized Austin for 15 years, and I’ve watched him develop into an achieved, revolutionary, and strategic basketball government who’s prepared to steer this group.”
Ainge joins Utah following an extended stint with the Boston Celtics.
“We’re thrilled for Austin as he embarks on his new journey with the Jazz,” mentioned Brad Stevens, the Celtics President of Basketball Operations. “He’s clearly prepared for this subsequent step, and I understand how a lot he’s wanting ahead to main a workforce. He’s clearly very vivid and has skilled success as a participant, coach and government at varied ranges of the sport. On prime of that, he leaves no stone unturned – he’s a strategic thinker that’s motivated and is an especially exhausting employee. We’ll miss him in Boston, however couldn’t be happier for Austin and his household.”
“That is an unbelievable alternative to steer Utah Jazz basketball operations,” mentioned Austin Ainge, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz. “I couldn’t be extra excited concerning the vivid way forward for this group. I stay up for partnering with Ryan and Ashley Smith and our different leaders inside the Utah Jazz and can make the most of my expertise during the last 17 years constructing a championship-caliber group. I’ve lived this my complete life, continuously learning groups, expertise, chemistry and the selflessness essential to win. I stay up for bringing that to Utah and am excited to provide Jazz followers loads to cheer about as we construct our program again up.”
