Ainge Would Consider Big Three Trade

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Celtics vice president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said today he would consider a major move involving the Big Three if it would help foster the team's transition to the next era.

 

“Sure, I think in the next few weeks I’ll have a better feel. If the pattern continues like it is now, then I think that our hopes diminish, of course. “It still doesn’t mean we do anything, because there may not be opportunities to do anything.

 

Ainge said he would consider trades if they would net younger talent. He has maintained he does not want the franchise to go through a 10-year span of insignificance as it did following the departures of the previous Big Three of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish, who remained with the team past their primes.

 

. I think Paul’s been trying to find himself. I’m not panicked, but I think like the players and the coaches, I think we’re better than we’re playing." Boston Globe