Kyrie Irving attends the Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 event in LA this summer (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic).
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“Let’s talk about it when the summer’s over,” said Ainge when asked on a conference call if he was done tinkering with the franchise and if he was satisfied with the summer-long series of wheeling and dealing that involved the top choice of the 2017 NBA Draft (moving down and allowing Philadelphia to draft consensus No. 1 Markelle Fultz), a free agent windfall in landing All-Star scorer Gordon Heyward and now the biggest and potentially riskiest deal of Danny Ainge’s ‘wheel ’em and deal ’em career.”
“Kyrie is one of the best scorers in the NBA. He has proven that on the biggest stage, the NBA Finals, the last three years,” said Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge. “He’s been an NBA Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and a four-time All-Star. For all he’s accomplished, we think his best years are ahead of him.”
“Isaiah and Jae have been a huge part of our success,” said Celtics Co-Owner Wyc Grousbeck. “Isaiah’s playoff performance under very difficult circumstances will live on in history, and we wish them all the best.”