SB Nation Boston - Ray Allen Exercises Option To Remain With Boston Celtics Next Seasonhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-06-07T19:57:52-04:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19763722011-06-07T19:57:52-04:002011-06-07T19:57:52-04:00Ray Allen Exercises Option To Remain With Boston Celtics Next Season
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<p><span>Ray Allen</span>, the 10-time All-Star and the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made, has exercised his player option, which will keep him with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> through the end of next season, <a href="http://www.csnne.com/06/07/11/Celtics-Allen-exercises-2011-12-contract/landing_celtics.html?blockID=533182&feedID=3352" target="_blank">according to a CSNNE.com report</a>.</p>
<p>Allen is entering the second year of his two-year, $20 million deal. In 2010-11, Allen scored 1,321 points (16.5 PPG) and had 274 rebounds (3.4 RPG) and 216 assists (2.7 APG) in 80 regular season games with the Celtics.</p>
<p>There's no doubt that Allen would have drawn interest from many NBA teams this offseason, but with a pending lockout looming, Allen played it safe.</p>
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<p>And when you throw in the fact that the yet-to-be-hammered-out Collective Bargaining Agreement among the player's union and the owners will likely include lowered salaries, that adds even more uncertainty to the kind of salary a veteran with his talents could have demanded. <a href="http://www.csnne.com/06/07/11/Celtics-Allen-exercises-2011-12-contract/landing_celtics.html?blockID=533182&feedID=3352" target="_blank">(via A. Sherrod Blakely, CSNNE.com)</a></p>
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<p>Allen has 22,286 career points in 15 NBA seasons, ranking him 24th all-time. Allen has played with the Celtics for the past three seasons and was a key member of the 2008 team that won the franchise's league-leading 17th NBA championship.</p>
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