Ray Allen says he would've returned to the Celtics if they signed Kevin Durant in 2016

 
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:25 pm    Post subject: Ray Allen says he would've returned to the Celtics if they signed Kevin Durant in 2016

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Ray Allen says he would’ve returned to Celtics if they signed Kevin Durant in 2016


Ray Allen left the Celtics on bad terms in 2012. He finished his career with the Heat in 2014.

But Allen apparently could have come back with Boston in 2016… if Kevin Durant signed there first.

Allen, via Darren Hartwell of NBC Sports Boston:

“I had a conversation with (Ainge) and I told him this was my last-ditch effort. I would’ve went back,” Allen said on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” radio show.

“This was when Kevin Durant was a free agent. He was thinking about going to Boston. And I said, ‘Hey, if you guys land Kevin, I would certainly look at lacing them back up one more time and try to make something good happen here in Boston.’ “

This is a fascinating “what if?” – for the Celtics on the court and for Allen’s legacy in Boston.

But it also probably didn’t come close to happening. Durant said his top two choices in 2016 free agency were the Warriors and Thunder. Even Allen himself said he never neared a comeback.

Still, it’s interesting – after all the animosity – Allen even spoke to Celtics president Danny Ainge about returning.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:40 pm    Post subject:

41 in 2016 and 4 yrs away from the game. I'm not even sure if Ainge would have called even if they had Durant.
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