Danny Ainge has stood here each of the last four seasons. The Celtics president of basketball operations’ choices date back to the summer of 2010, when coach Doc Rivers signed a one-year contract extension and followed up with a five-year extension the following spring. Paul Pierce signed a four-year contract extension in 2010, and Kevin Garnett signed for three more years last summer. This was an overall attempt to prop open a window that was expected to close three years ago. But the Celtics’ six-game elimination by the Knicks in the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, and Pierce’s obvious deterioration, show it may be time for Ainge to finally move his ancient core in...
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