Danny Ainge

...and 2.6 dimes over the last five games. Thornton's play to date reminds me of former Detroit Piston Vinnie Johnson. Celtic guard Danny Ainge gave Johnson the nickname "The Microwave" for his ability to heat up quickly and score points in...

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...as well. And in completely unrelated news there have been talks within the Celtics organization about Allen Iverson. Danny Ainge loves him and tried to get him a few years ago. I doubt it happens, and that's probably the one team I...

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Coach Doc Rivers and general manager Danny Ainge have seen the same red flags as everyone else when watching Kevin Garnett - the limp down the floor Sunday in New York, the prolonged grimace after absorbing a kick to his surgically repaired...

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...Celtics were looking at Iverson exclusively as a bench player, the main factor in his leaving the Grizzlies earlier this season. Ainge said he had not contacted Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, to see if the point guard would be willing to come off...

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...center Dwight Howard. In Washington, D.C., people are mourning the death of Washington Wizards Owner Abe Pollin. In Boston, Danny Ainge revealed the Boston Celtics have had internal discussions about signing Allen Iverson. And, in New...

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...is being made in Garnett's recovery and return to the floor. "His surgery has healed, but he's had discomfort in his shins,'' said Ainge, who holds weekly meetings with Garnett and team physician Dr. Brian McKeon. "KG wouldn't be playing...

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..."internal discussions" aren't necessarily a big deal. "He's someone I would definitely consider if I felt we had a need," Danny Ainge said. "But I like the team we have now, and we don't have that need." 7. Wizards owner helped...

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...that door. But the possibility is something the Celtics have considered - and could revisit. Danny Ainge always has been a fan of Iverson, and he tried very hard to get him here in the summer of 2006 and the season that followed. A...

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...is available, the subject would be back on the table. "He's someone I would definitely consider if I felt we had a need," Ainge said. "But I like the team we have now, and we don't have that need. " Asked about Iverson, Paul Pierce...

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...the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 in Boston with the help of 32 points from Pierce. How They Overcame: The next season, general manager Danny Ainge traded his first round pick in NBA draft for "Sugar" Ray Allen. Then, free agent Kevin Garnett...

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