"McDonough’s family is loaded with professional sports ties: His father was Boston Globe columnist Will McDonough; one brother, Sean, is a broadcaster for ESPN; and his other brother, Terry, is director of player personnel for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. The Boston Globe reports that those family ties helped him get his foot in the door."

that said, he was with the celtics for a decade and started in the scouting department. as for grant hill, i think he probably has the aptitude for the position, but was playing *this season.* i have no idea how involved he's been with front offices over his career, but i think it's fundamentally problematic to hire someone as a GM that isn't an expert on capology or metrics in 2013. that's THE JOB.