Here is how Ainge sees the state of the franchise and his first summer on the job. The Jazz’s new hierarchy. Jazz owner Ryan Smith made it clear: Austin Ainge will have final sa

Austin Ainge, who like his father played at BYU and was a long-time executive with the Boston Celtics, was hired Monday to join Jazz CEO Danny Ainge as Utah's president of basketball operations. Austin Ainge spent the previous 17 seasons with the Celtics,

Austin Ainge is the Utah Jazz's new president of basketball operations, the team announced Monday. While he is the son of Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, team owner Ryan Smith wanted to make sure everyone understood that this was not some nepo baby hire.