It’s no secret that the Boston Celtics had major chemistry issues during their most recent season. With Kyrie Irving and multiple other players reportedly never seeing eye-to-eye, the Celtics never seemed to click, and now Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has appeared to take some shots at the current free agent.
Ainge: "I think it just makes life more enjoyable when everybody is humble, hard-working, and will play any role they have to to help the team succeed. You do have to have a certain amount of talent to win, as we all know, but good people makes coming to work more fun."
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) June 24, 2019
With Irving and Al Horford currently expected to leave the Celtics in the offseason, Ainge has recently spoken to the media about what type of environment the team needs. According to the Boston Sports Journal’s Brian Robb, Ainge noted that having “humble” people make things easier.
“I think it just makes life more enjoyable when everybody is humble, hard-working, and will play any role they have to to help the team succeed,” Ainge said.
He went on to note that while having talent is good for winning, “good people” make working more fun in general. While this might not be a jab at Irving, it’s hard to see it as anything else.
During his time with the Celtics, Irving was apparently anything but a happy go lucky player, and reportedly didn’t have a great mood during his time with the team. While Irving may still return to the Celtics, all signs point to him not enjoying his time in Boston, and given Ainge’s recent comments, it seems as if the organization might feel the same way.
With Irving and Horford both reportedly planning on leaving, the Celtics do have some free cap space, and could begin looking to fill it with more quality in an effort to keep contending in an Eastern Conference that continues to get better.
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