GM Ainge Generates Few Regrets

One measure of the success of a general manager’s tenure is how many players “got away” that you wished you had back. By that measure Danny Ainge’s years at the helm of the Celtics has been a resounding success. Mulling this as I went to sleep last night I pondered on which players I really wished still dressed in green. I only came up with one and thought, “That can’t be right. Surely there are more than that.” Today I pulled up the rosters since the 2002-2003 season and went through them. See below, where current members of the roster are underlined when they were first added (except Pierce who was drafted in 1999): 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Vin Baker Chucky Atkins Tony Allen Tony Allen Tony Battie Vin Baker Marcus Banks Marcus Banks Mark Blount Marcus Banks Mark Blount Mark Blount J.R. Bremer Dana Barros Ric...