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Ray Allen discusses his time with the Boston Celtics

Ray Allen discussed his Boston Celtics tenure during a recent podcast interview with JJ Redick.

Ray Allen was part of the Boston Celtics 2008 championship-winning team. However, his tenure ended sourly, as he left to join the LeBron James-led Miami Heat in 2012. Nevertheless, Allen enjoyed a strong five-year run with the Celtics, averaging 16.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 358 regular season games.

During a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s “Old Man and the Three” podcast, Allen discussed his tenure with the Celtics and his time with the Heat. He also touched on his championship runs and what he’s been doing during his retirement from the league.

Allen also discussed the sacrifices it takes to win a championship, especially when playing on a team that is stacked with talent. He was the third star next to Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce during the 2008 run, and then behind LeBron and Dwyane Wade with the Heat.

You can watch Allen’s full interview with Redick by clicking on the embedded link above.

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Every Boston Celtics All-Star for each season the game was played

Every single Boston Celtics All-Star in franchise history.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is set to kick off in Indianapolis, Indiana. A pair of Boston Celtics will be part of the action for the third year in a row as Jayson Tatum plays as a starter and Jaylen Brown a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Tatum and Brown join a long list of Celtics stars who have participated in the event, now entering its 73rd year of existence, which actually got its start in the old Boston Garden. Initially created to improve the image of professional basketball after a point-shaving scandal in NCAA ball besmirched the sport in the eyes of the public, the event has taken on a life of its own as one of the league’s most anticipated events.

Let’s take a look at all the Celtics who have taken part.

On this day: Ray Allen breaks 3-point record; Walter A. Brown born

On this day in Celtics history, Ray Allen broke the all-time NBA record for made 3-pointers, and team founder Walter A. Brown was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion Celtic shooting guard Ray Allen broke Reggie Miller’s all-time made 3-point shot record in 2011.

It came in a 92-86 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, which took some of the shine off the event, but Miller — who held the previous record of 2,560 3-pointers made — was in the audience to congratulate Allen. Ray held the record (2,973 career made 3-pointers), and while several active players are above 2,000 career makes, it remains to be seen whether anyone will pass the current owner of the accomplishment in the short term, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.

At present, he broke the record on Dec. 14, 2021, and holds the record as of this writing.

Celtics great Ray Allen on defending Kobe Bryant in the NBA Finals

“Some guys in the NBA, and Kobe was one of them; it’s impossible to keep him from taking those shots and not missing,” recalled Allen.

When fans of the Boston Celtics think of Hall of Fame shooting guard Ray Allen, defense is not usually at the top of the list of attributes people tend ot think of. But in the Celtics’ battles with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, Allen put the clamps on Kobe just enough to come away with a title in 2008 — and might have if not for injury two years later. “He took a lot of tough shots,” said the UConn alum of his battles with Bryant.

“It was my job to keep making him continue taking shots,” added Allen. “If he’s taking tough shots, I am happy with it, he’s gonna make some of them, and that’s fine.”

“When he’s taking shots under duress or with fatigue, then I did my job.”

“Some guys in the NBA, and Kobe was one of them; it’s impossible to keep him from taking those shots and not missing,” recalled Allen.

“It was a task for me, but I tried to get him as tired as much as I could because he was guarding me as well.”

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Celtics champion Ray Allen talks simplifying his role with Boston, greatest shooters

The former Celtics champion has an interesting opinion on who’s the greatest shooter of all time – and it isn’t himself.

Boston Celtics champion shooting guard Ray Allen saw his career 3-point record shattered by Golden State Warriors star point guard Steph Curry, with a passing of the torch from one of the game’s greatest shooters having taken place in the same sort of way Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller once did when Allen broke Miller’s career 3-point makes record.

But it might surprise younger readers to learn that the Connecticut product was not always known for being a lethal shooter alone, and actually had a fairly diverse offensive arsenal he would later downplay to fit into Boston’s schema, which he discussed in an extensive interview with NBA.com’s Shaun Powell.

“Once I got to Boston, I was playing in prime time, and based on the way we were playing, I’m suddenly no longer a pick-and-roll player, I’m no longer a post-up player,” he explained. “I’m strictly a space guy who can shoot the 3s.”

Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason 3-pointers?

Can you name the Boston Celtics’ most prolific postseason 3-point shooters? Better yet, can you do it in order?

The 3-point shot has become the centerpiece of the modern NBA offense in both the regular season and playoffs, but much of the Boston Celtics’ storied postseason success took place before the adoption of the 3 by the NBA — never mind its ascent to dominance.

And while Larry Bird might have started his career in the very same game a 3 was first recorded, even the Hick From French Lick did not rely much on the shot. So the record book of which Celtics have sunk the most shots from beyond the arc is heavily slanted toward the modern era, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few surprises mixed in.

Can you guess the 10 most prolific 3-point shooters in Boston’s playoff history? Make your guesses and scroll down to see how you did.

How many Boston Celtics are in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame?

No team in NBA history has produced more. How many can you name?

With Boston Celtics Hall of Fame Paul Pierce officially part of the incoming 2021 class and big man Kevin Garnett getting his formal induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in May 2021 — nearly a year after getting the nod due to the pandemic — all three members of the so-called “new Big Three” of KG, Pierce and Ray Allen have been ensconced in what serves as the Valhalla of basketball.

But they are far from the only Celtics so honored. In fact, there is a veritable host of Boston legends populating the Hoop Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, just a short drive away from the NBA’s titletown. The Celtics have more players than any other team in league history.

Let’s take a look at the 40 Celtics who have been honored with a Hall of Fame induction.

Complete list of Boston Celtics in the Basketball Hall of Fame

Celtics Wire celebrates the 48 members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to the Boston Celtics franchise.

The Boston Celtics are one of the bedrock franchises in professional sports. Legends such as Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tommy Heinsohn, Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett dazzled fans with their athletic exploits and won the NBA championship in Boston.

A couple of hours down the Mass Pike in Springfield, no fewer than four dozen players, coaches, and contributors with ties to the Celtics franchise have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame over the years, spanning the decades from the first years of the storied ball club’s existence up to the team’s last era of contention.

Below, Celtics Wire celebrates the 49 members of the Hall of Fame with Celtics connections in a photo gallery.

Ray Allen on the role of NIL in the NCAA: ‘I’m glad I didn’t have to deal with that’

For The Win spoke with Ray Allen about the current state of college hoops.

Few individuals on the planet have enjoyed as much success on the basketball court as Ray Allen.

The two-time NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist is a 10-time All-Star who was recently named as one of the NBA’s 75 greatest players of all time. Allen held the NBA’s record for most 3-pointers made in a career with 2,973 until Stephen Curry broke surpassed him in 2021.

During his time in the pros, Allen saw a little bit of everything and was able to offer some of his insights about his experience during the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program back in July.

For The Win caught up with Allen to discuss the program, the state of college basketball and more.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Boston’s Danny Ainge, Kendrick Perkins talk 2008 title team genesis, chemistry

Boston head honcho Danny Ainge and former Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins spoke on the 2008 title team’s early days and chemistry.

Boston Celtics team president Danny Ainge appeared on ESPN’s “Hoop Streams” show in April 2020 to talk about Boston’s 2008 NBA Championship among several other topics. At that time, it was hosted by Cassidy Hubbarth and joined by former Celtics champion center Kendrick Perkins as well as Amin Elhassan.

Spurred by Garnett’s Hall of Fame election that had recently been announced, Hubbarth soon arrived at the origin story of the so-called “new Big Three” (as Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen have been called in reference to the 1980s banner-hanging frontcourt trio of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish).

Asked about the conversation in which the BYU alum convinced the Big Ticket to accept a trade to Boston, Ainge replied at length.