Ray Allen Looking for Multi-Year Deal With Boston Celtics

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• Hatim Posted: Jan.4 at 9:55 am
  Dear Danny Ainge.. Raymond aka Jesus Shuttles Worth aka the greatest shooter in modern basketball should retire a Celtic

• lights out Posted: Jan.4 at 9:56 am
  deserves it. he’ll settle for less, i’m sure, and why wouldn’t the Celtics want him? still the best shooter in the game. it’s still early, of course, but the guy is shooting 57 from the field and 61 from three.

• ripslam Posted: Jan.4 at 10:05 am
  Ray’s officially joined the Steve Nash Ageless Club, he deserves to retire a Celtic. Would love to see this happen.

• shutup Posted: Jan.4 at 10:05 am
  I would have wrote of allen a long time ago, he was so athletic but he put in the work and has developed a freakish jumpshot, remember watchin a sports science piece on him and was truly amazed at the perfection of his shot. He’s the first that I have witnessed to have such elevation on his shot with the longevity that he was withstood. (most of the all time great jumpshooters like reggie miller, chris mullin, thunder dan, dell curry, steve smith …..all had low elevating jumpshots and that helped extend their careers) his offseason work is unmatched in todays game, it is a thing of legend much like Jerry Rice was.

• Kasim Lee Posted: Jan.4 at 10:21 am
  As a longtime Ray Allen fan (15 years to be exact) I think he’s more deserving of a nice contract with the celtics. He’s one of the greatest shooters to ever pick up a ball and his work ethic is unmatched. You know he’s willing to sign for a decent price, his first contract with boston is proof (took major pay cut so boston could get kg). Boston should do right by Ray and let him retire as a Critic.

• Kasim Lee Posted: Jan.4 at 10:22 am
  *Celtic

• m cho Posted: Jan.4 at 10:54 am
  I’d love to see Ray retire a Celtic. Make it happen, Danny!

• zero Posted: Jan.4 at 11:02 am
  He can still play until 38 or maybe 40. Boston needs his shooting..

• dfrance21 Posted: Jan.4 at 11:03 am
  No reason why he can’t play another productive 5 years. That jumper isn’t going anywhere. Shutup, he was always a great shooter, he just used to drive more because he was athletic and younger. But you make it sound like he was a strictly an athlete that made himself into a great shooter which I don’t think is accurate.

• tomtom Posted: Jan.4 at 11:31 am
  I’d love to see Ray retire.

• Kadavour Posted: Jan.4 at 11:35 am
  Ray Allen’s calves are probably the greatest asset to his shooting.

• Björn Atli Posted: Jan.4 at 11:37 am
  Cs should keep him. 2 years, 12-14 mill makes sense

• Ldub20 Posted: Jan.4 at 11:42 am
  @shutup….he put in work and developed a jumpshot? dudes shot has been like that since the UConn days. You dont remember him knocking down treys in Seattle? What exactly is there to write off? He was never this over the top athletic dude. Has always been a shooter.

• Bt Posted: Jan.4 at 11:53 am
  He’s still got 1-2 years as a starter plus 2-3 as a designated shooter off the bench in him. He’s in as good condition as anyone and it doesnt take much to run through picks then catch and shoot

• Mischief Posted: Jan.4 at 11:55 am
  Keep Ray. 2yr/15m contract maybe? I would hate to see Ray on any other team but the C’s.

• anthony y Posted: Jan.4 at 12:13 pm
  We have to re-sign him if he feels he can still go another couple years. If we don’t, 8 contenders will be lining up to sign him. The best shooter in history, won a chip, would most likely take small money to bring in extra pieces. Sign him ainge..

• Jer dawg Posted: Jan.4 at 12:14 pm
  He’s pretty awesome player still even as a one and a half dimensional threat as a basketball player. Every year is one more year to contend, but something needs to be done about their youth. They have average young players. If Jeff Green is going to be that guy then they need to wait even longer.

• Heals Posted: Jan.4 at 1:58 pm
  First off I’d rather lose with Ray than win without him cause the guy just kills it in the community. There’s a couple places he’d be an excellent fit, but ideally he runs 2-3 more years, transitions into a key bench guy for the last half (provided the C’s find an adequate sg to start) and then retires with the kelly green and white…

• Heals Posted: Jan.4 at 3:04 pm
  Almost forgot at the time of the trade how much the health of his ankles was debated. Glad to see all that wasted airtime ended up being used on such a relevant topic, right media heads…

• Dubby Dub Posted: Jan.4 at 3:21 pm
  Ray should retire a clipper

• house Posted: Jan.4 at 3:28 pm
  this may be crazy but I could see Ray playing till what? 42/43? @lights out: his percentages are astounding

• house Posted: Jan.4 at 3:31 pm
  okay I’ll put down the pipe, playing till 42/43 may be a bit of a stretch…..

• spit hot fiyah Posted: Jan.4 at 3:41 pm
  the first step is to admit, good job

• lights out Posted: Jan.4 at 3:45 pm
  @house: shooters last the longest. and as a few have mentioned, he’s as physically fit as anybody in the league.

• cold as ice Posted: Jan.4 at 5:58 pm
  hey ray retire a knick. u would fit in perfectly with our system. with or without d’antoni

• cold as ice Posted: Jan.4 at 6:00 pm
  hey ray retire a knick. u would fit in perfectly with our system. with or without d’antoni. besides u come here and u know what you’ll be called….JESUS SHUTTLESWORTH!!! SWEETBABY JESUS(in my yeezy voice)

• Brahsef Posted: Jan.4 at 6:16 pm
  Only Celtic I like. No NBA fan can hate a shot that pure.

• Joey E. Posted: Jan.4 at 6:20 pm
  Someone needs to get Paul Pierce’s big-ass a wheelchair.

• Dacre Posted: Jan.4 at 6:54 pm
  ZONE BUSTER!… channelling the Miami Heat piece over yonder.

• Ldub20 Posted: Jan.4 at 7:12 pm
  @Dacre…perfect!!!

• The Seed Posted: Jan.4 at 8:22 pm
  Ray not doing nothing anymore but just shooting, plays no defense like Steve Nash ageless club. Celtics should trade him for some young talent, before its to late. BOOK IT!!

• house Posted: Jan.4 at 8:22 pm
  @spit hot fiyah: truth

• shutup Posted: Jan.4 at 9:48 pm
  yeah hes a shooter but his elevation on his jumpshot makes his longevity unique, as we have all heard the legs are the first to go, so having so much elevation on his shot would mean if he didnt stay in top peak shape he wouldnt have maintained his same shot. and he was crazy athletic in seatle driving to the rim, dude had a 40 inch plus vertical. and yeah a jumspshot like that isnt made overnight he had to develop it and keep working on it.

• house Posted: Jan.5 at 12:20 am
  I would sacrifice a kidney for his knees….

• Shifty Posted: Jan.5 at 2:38 am
  First of all agree with you heals would rather loose with him then win without him. Guy is a freak of nature. Is more consistent and better then most of the shooting guards out there. Would say he’s only behind d wade Kobe and monta in terms of position. He’s was always loyal to the bucks and to Seattle and has shown no let down in his loyalty to the green and white. Danny should give him a 3 year deal. Averaging the most out of the c’s in terms of points at the moment and his efficiency was at his best last year. Can still throw it down and I’ve seen him throw it down on some bigs over recent years and put on key blocks. He’s my favorite player and hope he gets what he wants from bean town. also he was shooting like he is now back in uncon. His shot then looks like what it does today. When he first started he was considered a new breed of gaurd along with Kobe Bryant being in the 6’6 category following mike in terms of athletism. Weird to think he participated in the dunk contest while he was a buck.

• DennysFishTacos Posted: Jan.5 at 10:05 am
  If Ray Allen wants to retire a Celtic, then Danny Ainge should let him retire a Celtic. Same goes for Garnett (who should be calling it quits at the end of this season), and Paul Pierce.

• Dingo Rob Posted: Jan.5 at 10:14 am
  http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/11/18/2571519/nba-players-are-beginning-to-sign-in-europe-but-who-is-actually Found this gem of Ray as a kid….born a Celtic