Ray Allen played a central role for the Boston Celtics, including the 2007-08 championship, before departing after the 2012 postseason. Allen felt the Celtics devalued him by signing other players and delaying his contract, which signaled diminished role and worth. In his final Celtics season he averaged 14.2 points and a career-best 45.3 percent from three but appeared in just 46 games with reduced minutes. Allen spent his final two seasons with the Miami Heat, won a title, hit a historic 2013 Finals shot, and served as an important floor spacer alongside the Big Three.
Once they started signing everybody else, they pushed me down, and I can see it,
My agent kept saying, 'They're not calling me back and they're saying we're going to wait and do your contract.' You're not placing any value on me to get anything done. Once I realized they were going to give me what was left, I understand where you're placing my value. It's time for me to go.
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