Jazz reportedly hire Celtics assistant GM Austin Ainge, son of Danny, as new president of basketball operations
Austin Ainge will join his father with the Jazz.
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The Utah Jazz are turning to the son of an NBA champion to stabilize their front office. Austin Ainge, son of Danny Ainge, will reportedly be hired as the Jazz's new president of basketball operations, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Austin spent the last six seasons with the Boston Celtics, where he served as the team's assistant general manager.
The Utah Jazz are hiring Boston Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge as the franchise's president of basketball operations, sources tell me and @TimBontemps. Ainge has spent the past 14 years working in Boston's front office, including the last six in his current role. pic.twitter.com/OE0hG7R2qa— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 2, 2025
Austin joins his father in Utah. After leaving the Celtics in 2021, Danny was hired as the CEO of basketball operations and alternate governor of the Jazz.
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