The Utah Jazz are hiring Austin Ainge as president of basketball operations. Ainge has worked for the Boston Celtics for the last 14 years.
Ainge’s father, Danny, is currently the CEO of basketball operations for the Jazz. Justin Zanik has had a large role running the team’s day-to-day operations as the team’s general manager.
Part of Ainge’s role with Boston has been to lead the team’s college and international scouting departments. Ainge is often credited with the Celtics ability to draft impact players late in the first round, as well as bringing in talent from overseas.
The Jazz have the fifth pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They’ve been in a rebuilding mode for the last three seasons, after trading Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves respectively.
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