Ainge said it's "by far the most likely" scenario that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce remain with the team past the Feb. 21 trade deadline.
That being noted, Ainge said it's "by far the most likely" scenario that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce remain with the team past the Feb. 21 trade deadline. And his reasoning makes sense.
"There aren't a lot of teams that are trying to pursue players of KG and Paul's age, and I just think that we value them more than other teams value them," he said during an interview with WEEI on Thursday. "There's so many teams that are trying to get younger, so many teams that are trying to rebuild, so many teams are trying to get high draft picks already. I think that where we value them as players is just much greater than the rest of the league, which I think is common among players of their age."
As for other rumors that have been reported, Ainge said, "Well I'll just repeat what I always tell you guys -- the things that are out there are the things that aren't true and the things that are happening are not being reported."