Well that didn't take long. Ray Allen agreed to stay in Seattle for the next five years at an annual salary of $16M. Of course you can't blame Ray for staying home and getting the big payday and you have to like his loyalty to the team that traded for him at great expense (Gary Payton and Desmond Mason).
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed, however. I was hoping that Ray Allen would go someplace that could better showcase his talent. He's got the absolute prettiest jump shot in the game (and maybe in history) and I was looking forward to seeing him working for a team that knows something about a marketing campaign. No one cares about Pacific Northwest basketball and that's, in part, Seattle's fault.
Jesus Shuttlesworth isn't a franchise player and it's debatable if he makes his teammates any better but he's one hell of a second banana and it would've been nice to see him, turning 30 in two weeks, finish his career on a team with LeBron. The two of them could've made the Cavs a serious championship contender.
By the way, for those of you that don't know who Jesus Shuttlesworth is, just know that He Got Game.
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The Cavs can still be a championship contender with (1) Redd, Larry Hughes, or Bobby Simmons, (2) a point guard, and (3) the re-signing of Z (or a sign-and-trade of Z).
Wow, I had to list 3 things!
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