There’s nothing like a little nostalgia to get through the off-season.
Ray Allen—yes 41-year-old Ray Allen—is reportedly considering a return to the NBA. Per the Hartford Courant,
he’s spoken to the Celtics and Bucks about coming back. Spike Lee is
also recruiting him to the Knicks, which would further cement them as
the team to beat in 2010. The Clippers can’t be ruled out either, as
Allen fits perfectly into the Doc Rivers decision tree. If Allen does come back to Boston, what should we expect from him?
The short answer is not much.
Allen hasn’t played since his up-and-down 2013-14 season. It was his
only year averaging fewer than 10 points per game, and he played the
fewest minutes in his career (not counting lock-out seasons). His
athleticism and defense had fallen off pretty severely. However, Allen
actually shot pretty well. He made 37.5% of his threes and 42.5% from
the corners. That was lower than his usual standards but still better
than the league average.
Just playing at 41 would be an impressive feat for Allen. Per Basketball-Reference*,
only five players have played in the NBA at age 41. That list includes
Bob Cousy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, and Dikembe
Mutombo. Cousy, the only guard among them, was only able to play 34
minutes in an ill-fated attempt as a player-coach. Kareem was the only
one to play more than 20 minutes per game, and his struggles were well covered at the time.
So overall, not a great track record
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