NBA Trade News: The Wizards, Cavaliers, Spurs, Bulls, Thunder and Bucks Still Running After Free-Agent Ray Allen Who’s Considering Retirement

NBA Trade News: The Wizards, Cavaliers, Spurs, Bulls, Thunder and Bucks Still Running After Free-Agent Ray Allen Who's Considering Retirement

Ex-Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen has at least six NBA teams running after him. The Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Milwaukee Bucks have already gotten in touch with his agents since he became an unrestricted free agent. Allen is the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals made both during regular season and postseason. He is also a ten-time NBA All-Star and a winner of two NBA championships. In his 18-year career in the NBA, he has averaged 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while shooting 45.2% from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc and 89.4% from the free throw line.

Of the six teams, the Wizards, the Bucks and the Cavaliers seem to have the better chance of getting Allen to sign up. However, according to J. Michael of CSNWashington, "the Wizards have contacted Allen's representatives at Tandem Sports and Entertainment several times...[but]...the prospect of being a starter again with [Bradley] Beal's absence isn't likely to make Washington any more enticing for Allen..." With respect to the Bucks, Michael says, "Allen spent the first six-plus seasons of his career in Milwaukee, and the franchise's pitch was a chance to end things where they began. Creative and worth a shot? Yes. Did it work? No." He adds, "suffice to say the Cavs are the front-runners as GM David Griffin has been in contact as recently as a few days ago.."

Griffin is still hopeful that they can get Allen. Said he in a talk with the Morning Journal: "Until he signs, that's going to be a target for everybody. Ray is someone who fits us as a shooter. His championship pedigree fits us at a really high level. With James, Mike and LeBron here, I think he'd feel comfortable with our group. At the same time, it's possible he's not sure he wants to keep playing. He's in no hurry to make a decision. We'll play that out as far as we can."

Allen himself hasn't decided yet if he would still continue playing, or he will just retire before he is 40-years-old. As gathered by CBS Sports, he said in an interview: "To continue playing, really, the only argument is I can because I'm in great shape. But just because you can doesn't mean you have to. Many people over these last couple of weeks have lobbied for me to continue to play. My argument for not playing is, I have done a significant amount in my career and I appreciate everything that has come my way and as I've gotten older, I'm 39, there are so many things in life I want to be able to do to affect change -- like being around kids full time, which I enjoy."

 

 

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