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Allen not that excited about trade to Celts?
Published 6/29/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... If you have uncertainties about the Celtics trade for Ray Allen, you have company. Though ready to do what is necessary, the former All-Star didn’t have an unabashed joy with the move. “I think it’s exciting,” Allen said late last night. “I’m excited about it. I won’t say whether I like it or dislike it. It’s a challenge for me. But, you know, people talk about being traded and I still get to play basketball and do the job I love. “I’m excited to be going back East and playing for a franchise that’s very rich in tradition.” Whether the Celts’ new setup with Allen and Paul Pierce [stats] on the wings will be rich in on-court chemistry remains to be seen, but Allen isn’t dissuaded by the apparent lack of defensive strength in the expected lineup. “I think basketball was meant to be played the way Phoenix plays the game,” he said. “You have a big guy get the rebound and get the ball out, and you tr ...

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