Ray Allen Seeks a Contract Extension

Ray-Ray wants to sit down with Celtics management and hammer out a new deal: “Ray Allen said Friday night that he would like to negotiate a contract extension with the Celtics beyond this seasonAllen, who turned 34 in July, is entering the final year of a five-year, $85 million deal he signed with the team formally known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Allen will earn $19.7 million this season. ‘Of course, but it will be dealt with in its time,’ said Allen, when asked whether he would like to play more years in Boston. ‘My job doesn’t change. I gotta go out and do the same things. We get paid to play basketball. We’re all in a great situation so we can’t look past this year.”’