Ray Allen reached a two-year agreement with the Celtics and is looking forward to continuing his career in Boston.

“I’m happy to be returning as a Celtic,” he told WEEI.com via text message. “There’s no other place I wanted to be.”

According to a source familiar with the negotiations, WEEI.com confirmed the deal is worth $10 million annually. The second year is a player option.

Allen, who turns 35 this month, made it clear following the NBA finals that he would like to return to Boston –  “I’ll deal with that when the time comes, but it’s obvious that I don’t want to be anywhere else,” he said after Game 7. He garnered attention from around the league, however, once he hit the free agent market. According to one report, LeBron James contacted Allen about joining him, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade on a “Dream Team.”

Allen’s return to the Celtics keeps the “Big Three” intact. Paul Pierce agreed to a four-year deal last week and Kevin Garnett has two years left on his contract.

Allen averaged just over 16 points during last season and the playoffs. He set an NBA finals record by hitting eight 3-pointers against the Lakers. Allen will be entering his 15th season in the league and doesn’t expect to slow down any time soon.

“I believe I’m so far ahead of the game that I’m able to play longer,” he told WEEI.com during the regular season. “People look at basic standards of guys my age at 34, like some guys at 34, there’s no way they could play basketball right now. And I’m thinking at my age now, I can go even a few more years doing what I’m doing the way I’m doing it because for me, it’s not rocket science.”

4 Comments for “Allen: ‘There’s no other place I wanted to be’”

1. Charles Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 4:21 am

   Good for the Celtics and great for Ray Allen,now all they need is another big to play Center until Perkins is ready…Good luck Danny here’s hoping your talent search works out for you…You might want too keep your eyes open during Summer league not only here in Orlando but also in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack….

2. Nik Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 3:07 pm

   “I can go even a few more years doing what I’m doing the way I’m doing it because for me, it’s not rocket science”

   Really? Hitting a wide-open shot in the Finals sure looked like rocket science to me; cost them the Banner 18.

3. PKM Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 7:22 pm

   Hey Nik
   Too wasy hanging that blame on Ray. It’s a team sport so save it pal. He’s wearing the Green and we’re blessed to have him.

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

   Partnersuche polen

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