Ray Doesn't Expect (Or Want) To Be Traded

by Roy_Hobbs on Jun 25, 2009 9:30 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

Just in case we were all getting too focused on the Rondo situation, the Hartford Courant reminds us that there's another star player potential on the move. Ray Allen shares his perspective on trade rumors:

"I've said for the last day that I have a very attractive contract," Allen said. "I think there are disgruntled players around the league, so there is a lot of speculation about players being tossed around. Guys want to leave certain teams.

"I obviously think my contract is attractive to a lot of teams that want to get money off their books from the following year. It's part of the business." . . .

"Anything can happen. I've been traded twice in my career," Allen said.

It sounds like Ray is happy here, and doesn't want to be traded:

"I'm happy where I am — I love Boston," Allen said. "The city has been great to me. Honestly, we can win another championship this year, and that's what I look forward to doing, and that's where I want to be."

"I spoke with [ the Celtics] and for right now there is no desire to move me," Allen said.

Good. From my perspective, I don't want to see Ray go anywhere unless it clearly upgrades the team. Hopefully, the Celtics supplement what they already have, rather than going the "blow it up" route.

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Ray Stays

Period. I don’t see any trade for Ray that will make the team better. Expiring his contract won’t make the team better. Let’s just decide to keep Ray here and move on to the real needs of the team. A quality backup at Center, at PG, and for Pierce. Moving Ray (or Rondo) does not improve this team. Getting KG better healthwise does.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird
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by TrueGreen on Jun 25, 2009 6:38 AM EDT reply actions

agree with Roy

unless it is a clear upgrade for now and the future, keep the core together

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Jun 25, 2009 6:50 AM EDT reply actions

Finally, some excellent news!

Nothing to add, we all knew Ray was happy in Boston and it’s all good to learn that the team has no desire of moving. At the same time Ray is totally conscious of his value on the market, and he knows that this is a business, but right now he is totally on the same page as the management, and it’s great to see it.

by Drucci on Jun 25, 2009 6:53 AM EDT reply actions

The only future we need to worry right now is getting that 18th banner..Oh yeah!

by thatswhatshesaid23 on Jun 25, 2009 6:53 AM EDT reply actions

stay ray. the contract is nice to move, but the person and what he brings belongs.

by nazzbo on Jun 25, 2009 7:28 AM EDT reply actions

Time to show the "love" Ray

Come on Ray, fess up, you know there is no way you are earning the $19M. So it is time now for you to show the love back and give us our own Celtic discount.

Go to management and get a 2 year extension at $5M per. KG feel into our lap and we have this great window. The only way to keep this window open is to get or keep quality youngsters while the big 3 give their own discount back to the organization.

Posey signed for less that what other teams offered to get us a ring. Rondo is miserably underpaid as of today due to the salary structure. Time for you Ray to put your future money where your mouth is.

by brianceltfan on Jun 25, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

I “want” to see Ray stay, but as he acknowledges in those quotes, his contract basically makes him a tradeable commodity.

by Berkcelt on Jun 25, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

This team won 62 games while missing it’s defensive anchor for a third of the season, it’s best bench wing defender for a quarter of the season, and a talented though erratic point guard. Why does anyone want to blow this thing up?

by Ersatz on Jun 25, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions

Please Danny...

Pay attention to our “real” needs which are quality backups and bench contributors. Our starting lineup is neither too old nor backsliding. Glenn Davis, while he really performed for us last year, is not a starter. Let him test the free agent market and decide for himself if he wants to come back to Boston to a backup position. Don’t waste your time worrying about a few trade happy bloggers.

by thirstyboots18 on Jun 25, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

Looking at the PHX GS trade

I think Dannny would consider that trade for Ray. Andris is a Starting Center who averages a double double who could spell both Perk and KG to keep KG’s minutes down which would help ALOT. We could then use the 7th pick to get bpa. The only problem there is that we wont be better at sg next year unless we can sign a free agent. But if we did that could be pretty good. That would fix our front court for till KG is gone. Then all we need to do is find a backup for pierce/rondo and a decent starter at sg. Im sure we could trade Scal and T. Allen for a pretty good sg that could start with house as the backup. Then we have the full mle for sf and pg backups. Thats not even taking into account the contributions of Bill Walker (who i think could get 10 mpg or so this year ) / Giddens/ Pruitt (who i think could be the backup pg)/ 7th pick rookie. This trade would be contingent on their being a decent sg that we could trade for or find in free agency of course along with the pickups of the other 2 backups i mentioned but i think thats a good deal for us to contend now and help the future alot.

by adesilva on Jun 25, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions