Ray Allen has committed to sign with the Miami Heat for the mini mid-level exception worth $ 3.09 million per season, according to the owner of the team Micky Arison, the evening news that Twitter.
Allen, who has spent the last five seasons with the Boston Celtics, met Thursday with officials from the heat and took the decision last Friday afternoon.
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Its 2:30 am in London and I had just woke up with great news. Welcome to the family # 20!" Arison wrote on Twitter.
Allen believes a return to the Celtics, but finally decided to take the heat, because I felt that gave him the best opportunity to compete for another championship. Boston offers a lot more money to Miami - $ 6 million per season, against $ 3.09 million - and a clause does not change, but this did not prevent the likely future Hall of Fame to take his talents to South Beach.
Last Friday night, Wade took to Twitter once again to celebrate the signing of Allen. "Welcome! HeatNation # continues to grow," he wrote.
Soon after, James wrote: "We welcome HeatNation new partner Ray Allen."
The player is 36 years old, is 10 times All-Star, who won a championship with the Celtics in 2008. Allen, who is averaging 14/02 points and 3.1 rebounds last season with the Celtics, you can officially sign with Miami on July 11, when the league as a free agent moratorium period ends.
As the movement to help Miami, Boston, hurts even more. Not only the Celtics lose one of the best three-point shooter in the NBA of all time, who lost a rival team that defeated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games.
I not only despise the Celtics Allen, did for less money. The Celtics were offering a two-year contract worth around U.S. $ 12 million. Best of heat that can offer the new collective agreement is a contract for three years $ 9,000,000.
Allen lost his job in the second year starting guard Avery Bradley this season and only returned when Bradley had to undergo surgery after this season.
Although Boston was Rajon Rondo is always the name mentioned in trade discussions over Celtics, it was Allen who was on the trading block last season.
The Celtics have reached an agreement with the base point veteran Jason Terry three years as a free agent. Might be time to leave Boston Allen.
After losing Game 7 of the finals of the Eastern Conference in Miami, Allen made it clear he wanted to keep playing. "There are still plenty of basketball left in the legs. I am sure," he said.
Pat Riley, who went to dinner with Allen and the staff of heat, including Erik Spoelstra the coach and the former Heat center Alonzo Mourning executive team Thursday in Miami, has done a masterful job to convince players to play for less money in the past two seasons.
Wade, James and Bosh each had less money in 2010 and forward Udon Hasler, and Shane Battier forward has less money than they would have received from other teams to play with the Heat last season.
Now the Heat have a weapon more than three points. In 2012 the NBA playoffs, the Heat shot 34.7% from three points, but against the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA Finals, Miami shot an excellent 42.9% in three years.
With James and Wade leads to the basket, Allen and Miami, three of the shooters should have many opportunities and I feel even more open. Allen is the NBA all-time leading by three points scored (2718) and in 34 career three-point percentage (40%). He shot a career 45.3% more triples last season.
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