Ainge has been a great drafter for the most part, which is one of his best qualities as GM. Missing Marc Gasol that year he took Gabe Pruitt was a big one. He made up for it a little with the Big Baby pick. We should have nabbed both.
Also, to correct his own mistake with the Walker trade, he did the Telfair trade shipping out LaFrentz along with the #7 pick (Foye). Rudy Gay was just sitting there for the taking if he wanted to stand pat.
Memphis is happy they got both these guys.
If he never got KG, Danny might have a core of Rondo, Bradley, Green, Gay, Perk, Baby, Al Jeff and who knows what else. We'd certainly have had better draft picks if we still sucked in 2008, 2009, etc.