Thank God we didn't. Dude is a mad scientist. Yes he engineered the championship that brought key free agents to Boston. Yes, with high draft picks he set up the current title contender in Boston. Difference is, he set up Cleveland & Minnesota to be contenders as well, and those draft picks he got in return will most likely end up in the 20's. With One & Done, those picks rarely turn out to be superstars, and need a ton of development no matter what. He did get some nice role pieces in return, but to truly tank, he will need to continue to off load most of them as well. Sexton, a nice talent, but head case, is the best of that said talent. Beasley, Vanderbilt, and Maarkanen are nice additions going forward. That Jazz team will potentially win 30 games. Too many to have a good chance to win the lottery in any given year. So Ainge has taken a team, that with an added piece that would continue to contend, and maybe win it, to a mediocre, at best, team, and a bunch of end of the 1st round draft capital. So he has 13 picks. It may take all of those, and many years to get the star talent to even get back to the Mitchell/Gobert level. We will see if the Jazz Fans enjoy that ride.
