Danny Ainge
- Actor
Danny Ainge was one of the best basketball players in the history of
Brigham Young University (BYU). He won the Wooden Award as the college
player of the year in 1981, but seemed intent on pursuing baseball as a
career. He joined the Toronto Blue Jays minor league organization, but
after batting only .220 over several seasons, he joined the Boston
Celtics of the NBA. He was involved in the NBA Finals 4 times ('84,
'86, '92, '93) and played with Boston, Sacramento, Portland, and
Phoenix, winning two championships in the process, and averaging 11
points per game over a career, with a career high of 17.9ppg in
1989-90. He later became a coach for Portland and Phoenix, and is now
the Executive Director of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics
(2003).
