Danny Ainge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Danny Ainge

American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1959

Place of Birth: Eugene, Oregon, United States

Profession: businessperson, basketball player, basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Daniel Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American basketball executive and former professional basketball and baseball player.
Ainge is currently the general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ainge was an outstanding high school athlete.
At Brigham Young University, he was named national basketball college player of the year and won the John R.
Wooden Award for the most outstanding male college basketball player.
While in college, Ainge also played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly as a second baseman.
He was then drafted into the NBA by the Celtics.
Ainge completed 14 seasons, playing for the Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, primarily as a shooting guard.
He went on to coach the Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Celtics, with whom Ainge has three NBA Championships to his credit (two as a player, one as President/GM). He is the only person to be named a high school first team All-American in American football, basketball, and baseball.