5 NBA veterans who should hang up their boots at the end of the season

Ray Allen

Ray Allen with former coach Doc Rivers

A part of the “Big 3” in Boston, Ray Allen began his career with the Milwaukee Bucks where he played seven seasons. His most successful season in Milwaukee was the 2000-01 season where he, along with Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson helped the Bucks make the Eastern Conference Finals.

Allen then moved to the Seattle SuperSonics where he played for four seasons. In Seattle he achieved many personal milestones but could not guide the team to postseason success. The SuperSonics who would later relocate to Oklahoma, decided to rebuild their roster and traded Allen to the Celtics. The subsequent season saw the SuperSonics use the second pick in the draft to select Kevin Durant, their current franchise centerpiece.

Allen would form a fruitful partnership with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, with whom he won an NBA championship in 2008.

Allen has made ten All-Star appearances and is the all-time leader in three-pointers made, surpassing Reggie Miller in 2011.

In the 2012 offseason Allen decided to move to the Miami Heat, for he envisioned a better shot at winning a title with LeBron James and co., and the move paid off as the Heat clinched the 2013 title. With the Heat on the verge of losing Game 6 of the Finals, Allen hit a crucial three pointer with 6.6 seconds left to send the game to overtime. The Heat would go on to win Game 7 and their second successive championship.