Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge believes that the team’s current roster is not championship worthy.

Ainge was asked if the Celtics’ roster is good enough to win a championship on an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich.

“I do not. Our roster obviously is not good. I mean, we are a 14-14 team. There’s no if’s, and’s or but’s about it. That’s who we are,” said Ainge. “This team, where we are, 14-14, if there’s somebody to blame, this is Danny Ainge to blame. This is not Brad Stevens. It’s not Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown. It’s like not good enough right now. And we all know that. And, you know, we need to get better.”

The Celtics have lost three games in a row to the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks, three teams that have a combined record of 29-53.

Despite the recent struggles, Ainge says panicking or overreacting is not the best long-term solution.

“Depth is a problem and we’re aware of that,” Ainge explained. “But when you just say that you’re going to go add depth and then you get healthy and then the depth doesn’t get to play. And we’ve run through those problems before in the past, as you guys are aware.”

Ainge continued, “When you make your player that you peg as being your eighth-best player on your team, and needs to play a certain role – and all of a sudden he needs to be your fourth-best player, you’re not as good a team. And you can get away with those things for short stretches in a season, but it’s hard to get away from them for the whole season. Yes, you can go add some pieces, but you’re giving – you’re sacrificing other things.”

The Celtics have dealt with several injuries and COVID-19 health and safety protocols throughout the season, as their core players of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart have only played two games together this season.