Tony Allen made it clear where he wants to play basketball next season.

“I am a Celtic,” he told WEEI.com. “I love being a Celtic. It’d mean everything in the world [return next season].”

Allen will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. He has garnered attention during the playoffs with his gritty defense against some of the league’s best perimeter scorers, most recently containing Kobe Bryant in the NBA finals.

While Allen attested that he is focused on winning a championship, not free agency — “I haven’t really thought about summer right now,” he said. “All I’m worried about is the finals.” — he hopes he has played his way to another contract in Boston.

Allen has spent his entire career with the Celtics. He was selected by the team with the 25th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft and signed his current two-year deal (worth $2.5 million a year) following the 2008 championship season.

Even though basketball is a business and the look of a team can change in an instant, Allen can’t imagine himself wearing anything but green next season.

“None whatsoever, none whatsoever,” he said. “I mean, things happen but I feel like I’m going to be a Celtic for life.”

3 Comments for “Tony Allen wants to re-sign with Celtics”

1. Emil Says:
   June 15th, 2010 at 2:23 pm

   Well I definatelly hope he stays a celtic

2. Mark Says:
   June 16th, 2010 at 10:16 pm

   SIGN HIM!!! Jeff Van Gundy says he’s in the top 5 defenders in the league. I’m inclined to agree. That Gasol block was incredible! He came from nowhere, jumped as high as he could and blocked a guy 8 inches taller!
   Despite his mental lapses at times, nobody plays harder than TA.

3. Partnersuche Polen Says:
   August 8th, 2011 at 5:53 pm

   Partnersuche polen

Leave a Reply