{"id":21515,"date":"2019-06-05T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21515"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:42:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T19:42:51","slug":"danny-ainge-addresses-boston-celtics-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/05\/danny-ainge-addresses-boston-celtics-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Ainge Addresses the Future of the Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Celtics<\/a>‘ general manager Danny Ainge addressed the media Wednesday afternoon for the first time since his April heart attack. He held a press conference to discuss the immediate future of the franchise.<\/p>\n

Ainge did not announce any earth-shattering news on Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong> or Anthony Davis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(though he did speak on Iriving in general) but instead chose to weigh in on pieces that are almost sure to be in Boston next season.<\/p>\n

The Future of the Boston Celtics Addressed by Danny Ainge<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Danny Ainge on his Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ainge touched briefly on his health after suffering a mild heart<\/a> attack in April. He even threw in some humor on the issue, noting he’s been eating more plants since the heart attack, but not the kind Bill Walton is growing in his garden.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyrie Irving<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ainge did not touch on Irving’s future very much, for obvious reasons. He did give the point guard praise and doubled-down on his decision to trade for Irving<\/a> in the first place.<\/p>\n

“There’s always a risk in making deals. We’re not afraid of risks. We made a risk trading for Kyrie, and no matter what happens, I’ll never regret that,” Ainge said. “There’s not much I can say about (Irving’s free agency), but there are ongoing conversations.”<\/p>\n

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Danny Ainge said Kyrie Irving or his camp have not told the #Celtics<\/a> that he doesn't want to come back next year.<\/p>\n

— A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) June 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n