Almost continuously since 2003, BYU Cougars basketball legend Danny Ainge has been a top executive in the NBA, first with the Boston Celtics and now with the Utah Jazz.
His son Austin, another former Cougar, could soon follow in his footsteps.
On Wednesday, veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein of Substack reported that Austin Ainge, currently the Celtics’ assistant general manager, is a “name to watch” as the Charlotte Hornets search for a new general manager after Mitch Kupchak stepped down earlier this month.
Another name to watch in Charlotte’s GM search in addition to those I reported earlier, league sources say, is Boston’s Austin Ainge.