WALTHAM, Mass. -- Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge showed up for his end-of-the-season news conference Wednesday wearing a pullover with the insignia of Old Sandwich Golf Club, one his favorite courses about 40 miles south of Boston. If Ainge is to sneak in many rounds there over the next few months, he's going to have to get creative with his time.
The Celtics, with hopes of a franchise-altering summer, launched full steam into pre-draft workouts this week at the team's training facility. Boston's front office values the opportunity to bring in potential draftees to evaluate everything from their measurements to their personality to how they perform in the team's preferred drills.