June 2 (UPI) -- The Utah Jazz hired Austin Ainge, the son of CEO Danny Ainge , as president of basketball operations, the team announced Monday.

"This is an incredible opportunity to lead Utah Jazz basketball operations," Ainge said in a news release. "I couldn't be more excited about the bright future of this organization.

"I look forward to partnering with [Jazz owners] Ryan and Ashley Smith and our other leaders within the Utah Jazz and will utilize my experience over the last 17 years building a championship-caliber organization.

"I have lived this my whole life, constantly studying teams, talent, chemistry and the selflessness necessary to win. I look forward to bringing that to Utah and am excited to give Jazz fans a lot to cheer about as we build our program back up."

Relat

See Full Page