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By Jared Colbert I've argued this with some of my friends before, and there's a high chance I've eluded to this on the show before, but Danny Ainge is doing a fine job right now. More than fine, he's doing really good. I'd even say he's doing great. Yet there is still a group of people, granted it may be small at this point but I don't know, who don't like the job that Ainge is doing. Another group disagrees with the recent moves that suggest he's in 'win now' mode. Well sit down and read what I typed up at 3 am as I explain that Danny Ainge is pretty good at what he does.  First of all let's look at some numbers, more specifically, number of wins. Five years ago, the Celtics said screw it we're not gonna win with Pierce and Garnett again so let's start over. And they really started over. To the point where in the first season of the rebuild, 2013-14, Rajon Rondo was the only remaining member from the 2009-10 team, which ma...

The NBA offseason is honestly my favorite part about the NBA. The movement of players and the impact that one move has on the rest of the season is unlike any other league. Look at the Chris Paul and Paul George trades: The Warriors went from having zero competition in the west, to maybe a couple teams that could compete (they're still gonna win the west no problem). But there's one trend in recent years that's shaking up how NBA free agency operates, and that's max contracts. Even just a few years ago max contracts weren't really anything anyone worried about. With a salary cap of about $70 million it was hard for any team to offer a max deal, unless it was for a homegrown player right out of his rookie contract. Then, the NBA received new TV deals, and the salary cap sky rocketed, as right now it is about $99 million. That's a $29 million increase in the span of 2 years, enough space for a max contract right there. 7 players were signed to max contracts duri...