Told the NBA not to draft him because of his baseball commitments, iirc. Then the Celtics decided to get cheeky and they were the only team that could’ve even tempted him.
Duzblimpin
Danny Ainge, getting steals out of trades and stealing bases (or not idk about baseball)
imwithwilliam
Ainge was an athlete. A damn good one.
dautjazz
A three-sport star in high school, he was named to All-America teams in football, basketball, and baseball. He’s the only athelete in history to accomplish this. Considering he went pro in baseball, ended up being an NBA All-Star, and could of gone pro in football, that’s amazing. Now as a GM/Executive, he’s among the best, if not the best. That’s quite a phenomenal sports career.
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Did what MJ couldn’t do. NBA and MLB.
Told the NBA not to draft him because of his baseball commitments, iirc. Then the Celtics decided to get cheeky and they were the only team that could’ve even tempted him.
Danny Ainge, getting steals out of trades and stealing bases (or not idk about baseball)
Ainge was an athlete. A damn good one.
A three-sport star in high school, he was named to All-America teams in football, basketball, and baseball. He’s the only athelete in history to accomplish this. Considering he went pro in baseball, ended up being an NBA All-Star, and could of gone pro in football, that’s amazing. Now as a GM/Executive, he’s among the best, if not the best. That’s quite a phenomenal sports career.
I remember reading about this back in the day.
https://vault.si.com/.amp/vault/1979/06/11/meet-danny-twosport-in-winter-danny-ainge-is-an-outstanding-college-basketball-guard-but-come-spring-his-fancy-turns-to-pro-baseball
Yeah this came up on some trivia thing on the radio I heard a few months ago. I had to double check after hearing it