Allen sits as a member of the All-Star Advisory Council for the Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA youth basketball support program, as well as serving as the NBA’s spokesman for the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. The six foot five, 250-pound basketball star also began the “Ray of Hope” Foundation, which gives aid to charity organizations in various areas. A man of many talents not confined solely to the world of basketball, Allen even played a starring role in the movie He Got Game.
On a personal note, Allen has said that his favorite books include The Alchemist, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He also enjoys the television series X-files and the movie entitled The Green Mile, which he has said brings tears to his eyes.
Ray Allen attended the University of Connecticut, where he was named honorary captain for their All-Century Team. He was drafted in 1996 in the first round, being the fifth pick by the Timberwolves. Allen played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1996 through 2002, and the Seattle Supersonics from 2002 to 2007. In March of 2007, the Sonics announced that he would miss the remainder of the basketball season, due to bone spurs in his left ankle. Although he had fourteen games remaining in the season, Allen had already averaged a career high or 26.4 points in first fifty-five games of the season. This is an especially remarkable accomplishment because it was his shortest season, excluding a 1999 season that was abbreviated by lockout.
Most recently, Allen was traded to the Boston Celtics, in addition to Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak, and Jeff Green. Ray Allen has demonstrated excitement to be on the new team. Allen’s salary in 2007 was $14,611,570. Time will tell what basketball’s “good guy” can do for the Celtics.
Ray Allen had a tough time last season. His jumper was not there due to the bone spurs on his ankle. His podiatrists recommended a clean up surgery for the off-season.
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