That franchise later partnered with the Celtics to be its official minor league affiliate, and the younger Ainge moved into the team’s front office. Ainge worked his way up in the organization from director of scouting and player personnel to assistant general manager, where he worked when the Jazz hired him.

The Jazz have hired Austin Ainge away from the Celtics as president of basketball operations. Ainge, the son of Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, had been with Boston since 2009.