NBA Rumors: Aging Celtics Need to Part Ways With Ray Allen

The window to win a championship has been sealed shut, and now the Boston Celtics need to start planning for the future.

The 36-year-old Ray Allen is not a part of that. Sean Deveney of the Sporting News is reporting that the rest of the NBA agrees:

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While there has been plenty of focus on Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, sources indicate Allen has generated the most interest from contenders.

The Celtics don’t want to trade Allen, but if they continue to slide and are offered a young piece or a draft pick, making a deal would be hard to resist.

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In typical Allen fashion, he is putting up another productive season, averaging 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists while knocking down 48.5 percent of his three-point shots. He has been one of the few reliable players in a season full of disappointment for Boston.

One of the oldest teams in the league ranks 26th in points scored (89.4) and dead last in rebounding (38.8). They need to bring in fresh legs that can rebound and run the floor with Rajon Rondo.

Allen is only on a one-year deal, and would be a small risk for any team looking to acquire him, unlike Rondo.

Rondo would require a team to surrender a star for the moody and unpredictable 26-year-old, while the Celtics would be giving up one of the five best point guards in the league in his prime. That’s an awful idea for both sides.

Allen is a valuable commodity that any championship contender would love to have. He would be the perfect fit for the Miami Heat or the Los Angeles Clippers. He spreads the floor to make life easier on his point guard, and is still in incredible shape after all these years.

The Big Three era is all but over in Boston, and at 15-17, the organization needs to stop trying to patch up holes with expensive free agents who don’t pan out.

It’s time to go all-in on the rebuilding effort, and that starts with landing a draft pick and young talent for Allen.