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For Celts, this Glove fits

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Friday, August 6, 2004

Here's the thing I like about Danny Ainge: He doesn't make the same mistake twice. On Friday, the Boston Celtics GM pulled off his best deal in 15 months on the job, signing restricted free-agent center Chris Mihm, then trading him to the Lakers with Chucky Atkins, Marcus Banks and a 2005 second-round pick. In return, the Celtics received Gary Payton, Rick Fox, a conditional No. 1 pick (lottery protected in 2005, top-10 protected in 2006, top-three protected in 2007, unprotected after that) and ...

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