The Utah Jazz officially announced that Danny Angie has been officially hired as the team's deputy director and chief executive officer, responsible for basketball operations. Justin Zanik continues as jazz general manager, the same position. When Angie left the Celtics in June, there were reports that he would join the Jazz, but the Green Army's statement said Angie was retired.
Speaking about why he came back to join the Jazz, Angie said: "I have been resting for six months, and I have had enough rest. I'm full of energy now and can't wait to get back to work. I work 16 hours a day in Boston, and I wouldn't have worked so long at Jazz. "Two years ago, Angie had a heart attack and his children had been advising him to reduce his workload.
After Angie left, former Green Army coach Stevens took over as president of basketball operations! Angie spent 26 years in Boston, including 8 years as a player and 18 years as a manager. After signing with the Jazz, Angie updated her personal social media: "The Jazz are a team with great leadership, I am excited about it, let's get started!" ”
Angie, 62, was a baseball, football and basketball player as a student, and the only player in history to be named to the All-American High School Team in all three events! Angie was drafted by the MLB Toronto Blue Jays in college and decided to play baseball while reading. At the age of 20 and 77 days, Angie hit a home run, setting a record for the youngest time in The Blue Jays history.
Just when everyone thought that Angie would become a baseball star, "Cardinal" Auerbach found him and persuaded Angie to give up baseball and start a basketball career. In the 1981 NBA Draft, the Green Army selected Angie with the 31st pick. At this time, Angie graduated from college and had been playing MLB for two years, and finally he decided to join the NBA.
Angie played 14 seasons in the NBA, including 8 years in Boston. He played in 1,042 regular-season games in his NBA career, averaging 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 46.9 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from three-point range. He averaged 18+4+6 in his peak season, was named an All-Star once, and won two championships.
Although Angie's playing career is good, he is really remembered for his resume after retiring. Angie ended his playing career in 1995, and from 1996 to 1999 he served as Head Coach of the Suns. In May 2003, he became general manager of Celtic. For the next 18 seasons, the team was controlled by him and branded by Angie.
Angie's first act after taking office was to send away Anthony Walker, one of the Green Army's duo. In 2004, Angie took a fancy to The Magic fired Doug Rivers, who became the 16th head coach in The Greens' history. In the same year's draft, Angie selected Tony Allen with the 25th pick in the first round. In the 2006 draft, Angie got No. 21 Xiu Rondo through a trade.
These are just foreshadowing, and the big deal is still to come. In the 2006-07 season, the Green Army won 24 and the team wanted to play durant. In the 2007 draft, they only drew the No. 5 pick, and Angie made a quick decision: pack the No. 5 show Jeff Green + Delonti West + Szebiac, get Ray Allen and "Big Baby" Davis from supersonic speeds!
And that's not all, next Angie completely studed, 7 for 1 trade to get Garnett, the big three became! These were two deals that changed the history of the NBA and upended the league landscape at the time! In 2008, the Green Army won the 17th crown in team history, and Angie was also awarded the best general manager. Later stories everyone knows...
Angie's career as general manager has been mixed, and in 2013, he packed up the team's heroes Pierce and Garnett to the Nets, got three first-round picks and a first-round pick swap, and the Green Army quickly completed the rebuild. From the team's point of view, getting rid of the contracts of the two veterans also got the most benefits, but Angie hurt the hearts of many fans.
In the 2016-17 season, the Green Army, who held the flower detector, went all the way to the Eastern Finals. The record was good enough, and Tatum was also selected, how many teams were envied by the Green Army at that time? Thomas Jr. endured the grief of his sister's death, played in the playoffs with a hip injury, and was sent to the Cavaliers by Angie in the summer of 2017 in exchange for Irving.
Compared with the next performance of Irving and Thomas Jr., Angie's deal is undoubtedly a big profit. After the knight gave Thomas Jr. a medical examination, he found that his injuries were more serious than expected, and asked the Green Army for "trade compensation". Angie said he had provided thomas jr.'s full injury information and that he eventually compensated the Cavaliers with a second-round pick.
After this deal, Angie's reputation fell to the bottom: 1, sent away Pierce, KG and Thomas Jr., the big stars are reluctant to fight for him; 2, other teams are reluctant to trade with the Green Army, Angie is too "shrewd". One of the league's general managers said, "If Angie calls me, he's definitely ready to pit me!" ”
In recent years, Angie has also had a blind eye: in the summer of 2017, he signed Hayward for $128 million in four years, who played 125 games in three seasons and overlapped with the double probe; in the summer of 2019, the Green Army signed Kemba Walker for $440 million, but released Rozier, who was 58 million in three years, and Irving also joined the Nets for 4 years and 140 million.
Some fans think that Angie is too calculating and ruthless, and can be called the most ruthless general manager in the NBA; but some fans feel that Angie may be sorry for many people, but he is not ashamed of the Celtics. What do you say about Angie?