The Celtics PRIDE guys react to the news of Danny Ainge retiring, and the promotion of Brad Stevens to President of Basketball Operations. Josh waxes maybe a little too poetic about his theories of how this transition was in the works for a couple years since Danny Ainge’s heart attack in 2019, and gives a heartfelt “thank you” to Danny Ainge with some words of gratitude for his 18 years at the helm of the franchise.

Mike and Adam ask “is this a good thing?” and offer implications of this move on the team going forward.

Josh also provides some names of candidates out of his list of 25 that should be on the short list due to three criteria: 1) ties to franchise legacy and history, 2) age/relatability to the new generation, and 3) respect from the players.

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About Celtics PRIDE Podcast: Co-Hosts Adam Motenko, his identical twin brother Josh Motenko, and their friend Mike Minkoff couldn’t stop talking about the team. Now they supply your need for Boston Celtics content with their regular podcast on CelticsBlog.

They will talk nerdy to you, dissect the players on and off the court, and bicker like only opinionated New Englanders can. It’s like if CelticsBlog made a BasketballJones / Dunc’dOn lovechild.

You will get the coach’s perspective, the capologist’s view, and a healthy dose of advanced and traditional stats that breakdown everything that happened and could happen with the #1 dynasty in the NBA. If you often find yourself reminiscing about the players you grew up watching, or you just need reminders about what “being a Celtic” means to you, this is the podcast for you. This is Celtics PRIDE!