Danny ainge explains why the celtics did nothing at the nba trade deadline


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Andrew Lynch The Boston Celtics were reportedly interested in nearly every player on the NBA trade market headed into Thursday's deadline, yet when 3 p.m. ET rolled around, the Celtics


stood pat. There was no DeMarcus Cousins, no Paul George, no Jimmy Butler — heck, Boston didn't even make a move for Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel. Instead, general manager Danny Ainge


decided to sit on the Celtics' stockpile of assets. _ _ Shortly after the trade deadline, Ainge revealed his thinking (via the Celtics' Twitter account): "ULTIMATELY, WE HAD A


LOT OF CONVERSATIONS, BUT NOTHING THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO (MAKE A) DEAL. "WE WON'T PUT A CEILING ON THIS TEAM, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEST OF THIS TEAM. OUR WHOLE TEAM


HASN'T BEEN INTACT FOR MANY GAMES. "WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND THOUGHT INTO THIS. WE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE, WE LIKE OUR POSITION AND WE LIKE OUR FUTURE A LOT. "WE'RE TRYING TO


UPGRADE OUR TEAM, BUT IT IS A DELICATE BALANCE OF SHORT-TERM GOALS AND LONG-TERM GOALS." ------------------------- recommended ------------------------- Get more from National


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