Daniel Ray “Danny” Age ( born Daniel Ray Ainge , born March 17, 1959 , Eugene , Oregon , USA ) is an American basketball manager, coach and basketball player. Currently holds the position of general manager of the club of the National Basketball Association “ Boston Celtics ”.
| Danny age | |
|---|---|
| Danny ainge | |
 | |
| Finished his career | |
| Position | Attacking defender Point guard |
| Nicknames | Danny |
| Growth | 196 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | March 17, 1959 (aged 60) |
| Place of Birth | Eugene , Oregon , USA |
| School | North Eugene ( Eugene , Oregon ) |
| College | Brigham Young (1977-1981) |
| NBA draft | 31st (2nd round), 1981 , Boston Celtics |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 1042 |
| Glasses | 11964 ( 11.5 average per game) |
| Rebounds | 2768 ( 2.7 on average per game) |
| Gears | 4199 ( 4 on average per game) |
| Intercepts | 1133 ( 1.1 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 132 ( 0.1 on average per game) |
Age was an outstanding school athlete and is the only schoolchild to be selected in the first teams of all US stars among football , basketball and baseball players . After graduation, he entered Brigham Young University , where he received several player titles of the year. After completing his studies, he played for three years in the Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays club, and later was selected by the NBA draft, where he played for 14 seasons. At the end of his career as a player, Age became a Phoenix Suns coach, and in 2003 he took an administrative position at the Boston Celtics.
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Early years
Age was born in Eugene , Oregon , and from childhood showed talent in several sports disciplines. Speaking in an American football team , he twice became the state champion in 1976 and 1977 and in the same years he was elected to the first symbolic team of all state stars and was considered one of the best state football players. In 1977, Parade magazine included him in the All-American team.
In 1981, playing for the Brigham Young Age University basketball team , scored a winning throw, passing the entire court with the ball. This moment has become one of the most famous in the history of the NCAA . Last year, Danny received a number of individual awards at the University, including the John Wooden Prize , which is awarded to the best player among students.
Baseball career
Ange was selected in the 1977 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays team. At that time, he was still a student, Age had his first major league debut in 1979. Mostly he played in second base, but sometimes went to positions in the outfield. Age was the youngest player in the Blue Jays history to knock out a home run , at that time he was 20 years old and 77 days old. Danny also took part in the perfect game of reliever , playing in third base.
After three years in baseball, Age decided to go into basketball. He was selected by the 1981 NBA Draft under a common 31st number by the Boston Celtics team, which had to redeem his contract from the Blue Jays after the trial.
NBA
Boston Celtics
Age joined the champion team and at first he had difficulty adapting to basketball. According to Larry Bird in the first training session, he scored "0 out of 2547 shots." The head coach of the team, Bill Fitch, was indignant at the fact that the percentage of implementation of approaches to the bat at the Age was more than his percentage of implementation of shots on the ring. In his first season, he received little playing time, mostly coming on as a substitute. Age replaced age. In the playoffs of the 1981/82 season, the Celtics reached the Finals of the Eastern Conference, losing to the Philadelphia Seventi Sixers in a series of seven matches.