20K for KG, 18K for Ray Allen

by Jeff Clark on Mar 9, 2008 12:11 PM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

As if we needed any more reminders of what a special pair of players we brought in are:

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett joined an exclusive club last night, one that has only three other current NBA players as members. It might not be long until teammate Ray Allen joins them.
Garnett become the 32d player in NBA history to pass the 20,000-point mark during the Celtics' 119-89 victory over the Grizzlies at the sold-out FedEx Forum. Garnett scored 17 points in the game to give him 20,010 for his career.
"I got to start shooting the ball more to catch him," said Allen, who scored a game-high 23 to give him 18,002 for his career. "I got to start shooting 30 times a game. It's interesting because he always throws it in my face that he has more points than I do. I always tell him that I played in college, so I really have more points than you do."

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..yup, they’ve accomplished a lot in their careers as far as individual accomplishments go. Now let’s see if they come through in the postseason which neither have done even once.

by TradeProposalDude on Mar 9, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

That’s not completely fair. They’ve both been to the conference finals, and both played very well in route to getting there. Say they haven’t delivered championships and that is accurate but both know how to play in the postseason wait and see…

by Hillcrestwildcat on Mar 9, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

Neither have been fortu nate to be on team capable of going to the championship very much in their career…until now.

by NoraG1 on Mar 9, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

we certainly are fortunate to have them in green.
class act guys.

by tommyfan on Mar 9, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

I’m not begrudging anyone anything… but when I first saw the headline, “20K for KG, 18K for Ray Allen”, I misinterpreted it. Like a flashback, somehow I was thinking in terms of the salaries NBA players were making when I was a kid. (At least, the stars.)

by no kidding on Mar 9, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions

no kidding said:
I’m not begrudging anyone anything… but when I first saw the headline, “20K for KG, 18K for Ray Allen”, I misinterpreted it. Like a flashback, somehow I was thinking in terms of the salaries NBA players were making when I was a kid. (At least, the stars.)

Larry Bird signed the highest paid rookie contract to that date, about &450,000. It was for 3 or 4 years. Red Auerbach fought tooth and nail with Bird and his agent Bob Wolfe in negotiating that contract and 5 minutes into seeing Bird play at rookie camp (in those days the Celtics held a rookie camp in Marshfield, MA where veterans also sometimes attended) Red knew he made a great deal. And there were no holdouts or asking for more money by Bird till that contract expired. In those days players were paid AFTER they earned it, not before.

by TrueGreen on Mar 10, 2008 10:10 AM EDT reply actions