Danny Ainge is trying to recruit Kevin McHale

Following the Houston Rockets' firing of head coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday, there has been talk about Danny Ainge recruiting his old friend to fill a coaching role on the Celtics.

According to Ainge, his interest in McHale stems from Kevin's knowledge as a former 13-year NBA power forward:

"I've always tried to get Kevin to come work with me and work with my big guys. I told Kevin that today," said Ainge, who is on the road scouting college games. "We've got a spot for him. I know we could figure something out for him in some capacity, but I think he's just in a wait and see mode."Specifically, Ainge would like it if McHale taught the current Celtics bigs the "slippery eel", one of his…