The Boston Celtics front office just got smaller, with assistant general manager Austin Ainge reportedly taking the open President of Basketball Operations gig for the Utah Jazz. The Celtics exec will reunite with his father Danny,

However, according to new Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge, Utah will not take active steps to protect that pick next season. When asked in his introductory press conference on Monday if the Jazz would engage in the sort of minutes manipulation that lost them so many games last season,

Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge is leaving to join the Utah Jazz as their president of basketball operations, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ainge, the son of former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge,