Before a season ticket holders’ event at TD Garden, Danny Ainge made his first public comments of the new season. As the man responsible of putting together last season’s talent-laden roster and rebuilding the team this summer with the departure of four key veterans, the Celtics GM cooled some of the enthusiasm on what is the fifth youngest team in the league.
Good vibes and catchy sound bites have echoed out of The Auerbach Center since even before Media Day on Monday and the start of training camp on Tuesday. Despite last season’s disappointment, the signing of Kemba Walker and the positive reviews of Gordon Hayward’s summer have softened the blow.