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What's wrong with $12 million plus a no-trade clause at this point of his career?
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/10/...boston-celtics
New Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen said in a radio interview that the Celtics essentially forced him to go to the Heat after offering him a subpar contract.
Ray Allen is a prideful guy and this offseason, when the future Hall-of-Fame shooting guard absconded from the Boston Celtics to the Miami Heat as an unrestricted free agent, the phrase "no hard feelings" simply didn't apply. Allen felt disrespected, and when he went on WMEN radio in Miami, he was open about it (transcript via Sports Radio Interviews):
"It was a business decision and the team put me in the position where we had to move. We had to go. Miami was a better choice for us based on what the team was doing, so it wasn't, don't boo me, boo the team in a sense. Now it's out of my control. ... When this contract situation came down, everybody in my circle - mom, family, brother, sister, friends from college, people who watched me since I was in high school and since I was in college - nobody wanted me to resign in that situation because they thought, ‘There [is] so much left in you and this team isn't taking care of you or treating you right.' That's the way I felt and it was like, if you are going to come and not put out a good contract on the table then, hey, we gotta think about going somewhere else."The quote is a little bizarre considering he reportedly turned down an offer of two years, $12 million from the Celtics and took a contract from the Heat that pays him a little more than $3 million this year, and comes with an option in 2013-2014 with no further provisions. Allen may have felt he was worth more than the Celtics were offering him, but the ultimate decision to sign for roughly half as much money for his former team's biggest in-conference rival turns into a puzzling one.
Of course, by saying the team "isn't taking care of you," Allen could be referring to his benching in the playoffs last year in favor of Avery Bradley, who doesn't provide the same shooting capability of Allen, but provided a spark on defense. Plus, Allen's widely reported rift with Rajon Rondo likely didn't help matters, either.
$12 million is so disrespectful
What's wrong with $12 million plus a no-trade clause at this point of his career?
Allen is a whinny tbh, $12 million was a very solid offer
Truth is, Allen just didn't want to play for a team that at best, will lose to Miami in 6.
Boston expected him to take a big paycut like Garnett. Not saying they were in the wrong or anything for Allen at this stage of his career, but I can see going to play for a le instead when he's not going to get paid to stay (LOL if this ends up biting him in the ass like Sprewell though).
He can suck my
The quote is a little bizarre considering he reportedly turned down an offer of two years, $12 million from the Celtics and took a contract from the Heat that pays him a little more than $3 million this year, and comes with an option in 2013-2014 with no further provisions.
How the can he support his family on a paltry $12 million contract?
Offer he couldn't refuse
Ray is lying if he says it was about a sub-par contract offer. Does he really think anyone will believe this? Yeah he sure showed the Celtics by giving away millions. It was a bigger loss for him than the Celtics.
Last edited by namlook; 10-20-2012 at 02:35 PM.
Ray Allen is the Ladanian Tomlinson of the NBA, as I've been saying for years..
He's constantly regarded as one of the classiest players in the NBA, but in reality he's a whiny diva, tbh..
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