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Danny Ainge is still stacking draft picks, and NBA execs have plenty to say

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Danny Ainge is still stacking draft picks, and NBA execs have plenty to say

Danny Ainge has been trading draft picks for years. He got Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Collin Sexton from Boston. Now he's in Utah and has made the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades. Some general managers are frustrated with the way he deals with draft choices. Source predicts that Aege will find it harder to attract top free agents in the future. It's not going to be as easy as it was in Boston for him. The difference between Boston and Utah will be the lack of ability to sign quality free agent.

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