Stephen A. and Ray Allen debate if Heat and Celtics were rivals in 2012-13 | First Take
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First Take's Stephen A. Smith and Ray Allen debate if the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics were rivals during the 2012-13 NBA season when Allen joined the Heat.
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Ray Allen has looked exactly the same for 20 years.
him and kobe
Looking like he filmed He Got Game yesterday
Blacks don't crack
Black don't crack!
Nah, he used to be darker
ray spittin facts tho 😂
knicks were trashed that time , but wait knicks are still trash right now ..
He's really not in any way
LegendaryEA YES SAHR!
LegendaryEA your a clown if you think so
KD u did good bro, now u are champ and mvp finals. haters always will tryin to stop u from succes
Damn man every time Ray Allen comes up why we gotta talk about him leaving Boston. Why can't we leave that in past and appreciate this guy's work ethic and accomplishments.
True!!I am tired of people talking about some grown-ups being mad at Ray because he chosed to leave an environment for a better one!!!!When you appreciate someone, you accept their choices!!! Kg is being a pussy!!
Wasn't Ray Allen's last year in 2012 with Boston also a rocky one? Rumors of trade talks, and then signing Jason terry before resigning Allen?
If they don't want ya, leave. Period
Tv ratings
thank you
Not to mention his literally-perfect jumper
Boston Celtics salty as fuck they tried to play Ray and Ray one upped them and won a ring and saved Lebron career according to Skip
MICHAEL DURAN yes he saved LeBron career he would've been 2-6 in finals so LeBron trash
Yung Chaos LeBron trash lmao u don't know basketball if two rings and 4 mvps is trash then Idk what to say😂
Yung Chaos lmao so u gonna ignore the fact james scored 18 points which brought the heat from 10 points down in the 4th Quarter??? Way before the legendary shot by Ray
Matthew Denby 3 rings
MICHAEL DURAN you meant tthskieupp
The man who saved my legacy
and cost me $500 lbvs never forget that game 6 clutchness
Did he you are the GOAT!!!
LeBron James HIT THE FIRST 3 THO
Then y didn't he win finals mvp? Why would the NBA give it to you, now you have more than Kobe. And your 1 of only 5 people in the HISTORY of basketball with 3 or more finals mvp's. Smh this pisses me off
First take could use a separate channel
they need to do it like Undisputed and just upload whole segments. Its hella annoying watching these clips.
@Joseph Williams, THANK YOU
Joseph Williams I understand what you mean, but personally I prefer the clips. Though I guess to each his own.
Joseph Williams especially when it's something good that you want to see and listen to
Sam O ESPN would die
And the Celtics been trying to trade Ray since the won a championship
Jameer Nelson
No one remembers this, the Celtics are one of the worst organisations when it comes to player loyalty. No matter what you do for them, theyll trade your ass once a newer shiny object shows up.
Sandernista It’s Danny Ainge. The dude is a perfect representation of the typical slimy, stab-you-in-the-back suit. Hate that guy.
Bird was a shell of himself and they stayed loyal to him,but got rid cornbread Maxwell,who not only showed up in the finals,but saved birds legacy. Cb was the finals mvp and no one dates speak on birds horrible finals,that's what I call the LeBron effect,the detract him so much but other stars get a pass on their worst moments in the playoffs,Jason Terry lit kobes ass up and the mavz swept the back to back Lakers,did okc in as well,but their a weak championship team.
That part
Jameer Nelson you were unstoppable in NBA live 2009
Soooo Celtics try to make a "business decision" and get Ray to take a pay cut (by the sound of it seems like he wasnt high on their list of importance) but when Ray makes a business decision and goes to a far superior team hes the bad guy? Get outta here !
Pelon Martinez more like get the fuck out of here
In what way did ray's "business decision" help him financially?
Delaney Colon He made money by going to Miami and it paid off because he won a Championship
A superior team in a superior city at least weather wise
Delaney Colon hall of fame that’s how
I love this dude. No matter how you feel about Miami Heat, that shot that Ray knocked down, game six against the Spurs still gives me goosebumps!
Thank god LeBron isn't bitching about Kyrie going to Boston for the next 10 years.
Berning Man yeah...not yet. It’s coming.
Bro bitching james has been doing that all season bro.
Berning Man when he loses another final, we will see. He won't mention any specific names but he will talk about it
Blassie P tf are you talking about. He hasn't even subliminally mentioned kyrie this season besides from the pre season press conferences
Kyrie ungrateful ass will realize that he made the biggest mistake in his life
Stephen A. needs to learn how to give people their time to speak and stop interrupting and quite frankly he doesn’t have to explain himself to Stephen A.
Corpy Hogan exactly! The man only talked about his book for two minutes smh First take are a bunch of drama starting nonsense.
he's the only guy that can interrupt people, but people can't interrupt him. max has grown accustomed to this lmao
Typical black people
Lol why is he on the show if he didn't know these type of questions would come
Yes he does he came in the show
I am getting really fucking tired of these 3min clips....
Cameron J go to fucking hell i am from Serbia and this shit is just made for them to irritate u to watvh while everyone has 10min clips they put this shit on purpose
Bronos 23 lol what fucking 10 minutes clips, pay the price like everyone else, everything is a business and you’ll always be at the bottom if you don’t realize that you fucking bum
Bronos 23 Espn aim for more views wit 7 videos then just 3 segments so I understand why they do it
Bronos 23
Bro, look for some low-subscriber channels (I think NBA life is one of them) who post full clips of everything (Undisputed, ESPN, First Things First, the Colin Cowherd show etc). Low quality vids, but longer.
Facts just show the whole thing
They should have treated him like KG, Pierce, and even Rondo and then he wouldn't have left in the first place. They acted like Ray Allen was Kirk Hinrich, cuttin' his minutes with no remorse like he was replaceable, offering him a shit contract, and so he dipped. "You don't know what you've got till it's gone."
MC TETSUO 💯
But Rondo and Pierce was on the trade table too. So was KG and Pierce again year later. AND RAY STILL PLAYED OFF THE BENCH IN MIAMI EVEN THOUGH BOSTON OFFERED MORE. I swear ya'll skip half the details.
At the end of the day, if Ray has a problem with Danny Ainge and the front office, go ahead and stick it to 'em, but he should've thrown his teammates a call and formally let them know after what they've been through. Pierce used to console Ray all the time over the phone and apparently he didn't deserve a call either.
The bridge was burnt before they offered him more cash. The bridge was burnt when Ainge told him he needed to sign the doo doo contract. You just don't do that to the guy that was the best three point shooter the league had seen to that point.
Say you work for a company and they paying you 50k a year....and another company wants to pay you 75k a year...yall 2 weeks notice would be in before asap 😂😂..that's if its about the money lol
Watching the Warrens exactly lol
Boston offered him more money so that analogy’s not applicable
Watching the Warrens what 2 weeks notice, how do you spell 2 weeks notice
Bro u dumb Boston was offering more
RealKing Joy facts y’all got 8 hours just to throw me a pizza party after that day I’m on to greener grass. Fuck 2 weeks of notice
Ray Allen did what he had to do for him & his family simple as that
I believe Garnettand them guys were just salty cause he left and joined LeBron. In Boston Ray was undervalued and underappreciated point blank. Garnett wanted Ray to take a pay cut or join a shit team before he retires.lol😂😅😂 Ray wasn't born yesterday he made a wise decision given the Celtics thought they had the leverage.
Michael Furious who was salty with whom?
Marquis Daniels Garnett and Rondo were salty with Ray for going to the competition because they knew they wouldn't have a chance against them.
Michael Furious sure the same way lebron is salty about kyrie, his savior, not wanting to play with him anymore giving him no chance of winning a chip 😂
This again sounds like the Kyrie situation
Michael Furious yt
I get it. The animosity was towards the front office for not offering a bigger contract to a point he decided to go to a different team that paid him less. He didn't wanna give Celtics that satisfaction of taking a low ball deal when they said he's family. We all know Celtics are not loyal lol.
Agree. & that moment when KG said that Celtics are gonna pay him but Ray said "no they are not" should've not warranted any saltiness from KG.
Ray should of just kept it 100 and said look I felt like I was number 3 on the Celtics they didn’t want to pay me number 3 money they payed Jamal number 4 money and I wanted to get back at them so I went to Miami and won a ring to show them they ain’t shit without me. #RayBetterThanRondo
MICHAEL DURAN Preach!
Yup they didn't want to pay the guy
And he was constantly in trade rumors
MICHAEL DURAN i agreed with wat you said till you said he was better than rondo. You’re just trippin at that point
Andre Bailey you think rondo is better than ray? 🤣🤣
Thanks for coming down south to Miami bro!
Ray, i enjoyed your time in Miami! Made me a huge bball fan so thanks for the good times! :)
Ray is telling it like it is. Ray's situation is not like cupcake Durant & okc & warriors. Ray is a true gentleman w/the k.g. celtics situation.
He seems genuine to me
Man this show today was good
i'm so glad Ray came out to speak publicly and address the many questions that surrounded what happened with the Celtics. Ray did what he had to do for his career after finding out that Doc and Ainge wanted to go another direction and basically telling Ray ,"Hey it's up to you if you want to come on board with us or not, but we are not going to pay you what you want." Meanwhile Pat Riley comes along, offers Ray what he wants AND an opportunity to win another ring. I would've done the same thing. It's all about business.
a agree with ray. its a business not no dam family.
Demitrius Bragg He said they were like a family to him, but whatever.
Demitrius Bragg its a business but why would he say that then try to make it sound as if Miami gave him a better contract like nah Ray should've man the fucked up and been honest and said i took a paycut to win a ring, if he said that then its cool he doesn't have to lie about it
True it is business his real fam is at home, this isn't the God father. 😂😂
Ray is a class act. He never speaks about how Boston always puts him in the trade block every year and actually did get traded but the deadline was passed. Then he was going to be a backup behind a unproven young Avery Bradley. Celtics were ready to dismantle the team and ray took the first chance to get out. And then look. Boston traded everybody
Ray Allen should always be appreciated by the NBA community and fans. Great guy and amazing player!
He doesn't have to explained himself. Who gives a rats ass about cry babies. Live your life and Leave your foot print on the Earth with your Charities Bro.
We know his motive for being on the show. C'mon bro
Kd this, kd that -_-
EXACTLY
Jesus Shuttlesworth don't have to explain anything! He Got Game... Clearly Ray was the winning piece for the Celtics and the Heat.. Rondo still hasn't developed into a champion chip caliber Point Guard.. Thanks for the Memories Ray.. Anybody Hating on your decision making is just Jealous.. Wish you won a Championship at UConn..
In 2011 when Miami beat Boston in the 2nd round they were acting like they won the championship. Is that not a rivalry? Lebron and Dwayne hated Boston.
MrRay lmao dead ass
TBH it was more of a rivalry LeBron & the Celtics. Dwade and the Heat only played them one time in the playoffs before that. It was more LeBron trying to beat them. I do member LeBron scoring the last 10 points in game 5 than that nigga started crying when they won LMFAO.
Not a rivalry if you never beat them 😂😂😂, they were acting like a team that climbed out a casket which they did. Celtics will be remembered for LeBron going krazy game 6 with everything on the line and destroying the Celtics by himself 👀😂 maybe his best gm EVER.
not rivary but those two teams were the top two teams of the east. Thats why it bothered KG and Rondo when Allen joined the Heat.
Bronx B yea the stacked Lakers with no Bynum right and an injured Trevor Ariza? surrrre lmao it's sad how misinformation spreads like rumors
I respect him for speaking about this
I lived in ct..50 years. now in vegas..met ray..many times. use to go to gamble pavilion. many times. to shoot around
Boston was both foolish and stupid. They should have payed the man and signed him. For some reason I don't like the way they treated Ray Allen. That was a slap to his face. They made him feel unappreciated. Very unprofessional. He deserved better treatment. So Ray said. I'm headed to Miami. That was his slap back on Boston for not giving him a little more money and signing him. Ray Allen is a Veteran of the game. Boston did him cold. They are the ones that betrayed Ray Allen. No respect or appreciation for what Ray brought to the game.. Boston screwed themselves and should be blamed. Not Ray.. Bunch of Idiots!!
P.S) Why didn't they ask Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to take a pay cut for their buddy to keep him in Boston. Since KG was upset about it. He felt Ray betrayed the team but really it was the other way around. So why didn't KG offer a pay cut of his salary to keep Ray.. that was another option or maybe other players.
RAY ALLEN was a professional basketball player. A veteran of the game. He deserved better treatment and appreciation. He helped Boston win a championship. KG pissed at Ray for no reason. Ray did what was best for himself. No apologies and it paid off. He won a championship with miami. I think that really pissed off KG even more. Knowing that Ray Allen got one more ring than KG. It hurts but paybacks a ******* . Don't blame Ray. Blame Boston KG. You're taking it on the wrong guy. They making Ray Allen to be the scapegoat for Bostons own mistake. - Get over it!.. 😭.
" AT THAT TTTTIME RAY !!!"
Max !!!!!! Good save on rewording that primary threat thing
0:45 "did u just bring up the NEW YORK KNICKD WITH A STRAIGHT FACE!?!" LMAO I'm so dead 😂
Rays a boss
Just to remind everyone Steph Curry joins ESPN First Take Tomorrow
Can’t believe they rank Curry number 10 on most influential players of all time he deserves to be top 5
Draymond Green More like Top 3
TheHuman Torch lol for real?
TheHuman Torch deadass??
So
Lmaooo the fact that you could see the light reflection off his head😂😂‼️
0:53 At this moment Ray Allen knew he should’ve stayed home
Stephen A Smith please calm down sir
You get way too excited
ray told the truth.
MizzY Moss nope, ray kept dodging the personal questions and talked about it all as if it only was business to keep his facade. He's a real snake in the grass.
Marquis Daniels if it “was only business” then he wouldve stayed in boston. They still offered more money than anyone else did lol. We are on to his snake ass
I mean apparently it wasn't a money issue but he felt disrespected, unappreciated he was told he was family when he joined them then they turn around and try to trade him numerous times or his name was in the conversation like he was washed up he one upped them by going to an rival contender for less money and winning a ring they were salty bc they thought he would take a backseat to the bs bc he was a good guy so he put his real family over his fake one plus Rondo is the real 🐍 he thought he was better than Ray( never that) so he got even he's not a dummy he made a G move before they could on him.
Curtis Sims i totally understand if he left because of emotion like he did. That just means it was an emotional decision not a business decision.
"At that time, Ray!!" 😂😂😂😂😂
Ray Allen one of the most intellectual people I’ve ever listened too. Not a bad cell in his body
I get what Ray's saying. But even though it lasted 3 years, it still count as a rivalry, and the bad blood still there between Ainge and Riley
No it wasn't a rivalry. It's just a Lebron vs Celtics thing that goes back to 07
BeingWokeTV exactly
@@BeingWokeTV ok. Question, how many times 2 teams have to fight to be consider a rivalry?
@@mr.jordan1413 how many times 2 teams have to fight to be consider a rivalry?
Kg looking real bad here. How you gonna call ray family yet be pissed that he left to get paid while you are perfectly fine with getting money for yourself and expect a big 3 member to take a paycut.
Did y’all hear how Stephen a said “not at that time” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 at 40 seconds
SAS- RAY DID YOU EVER PIC UP THE PHONE ONCE YOU LEFT AND CALL THE FELLAS 😂
At least he wasn't using every word in the dictionary to avoid why/how he left cough*kyrie*
Ray def trippin, the Knicks? Lmao
DashO they beat the celtics that year🤷🏾♂️
He is not trippin. steven A is acting funny as hell. the heat are the knicks rival if we think the knicks are good or not its just true. Just because the knicks haven't done well in a long time doesn't mean they don't have rivals. Another thing he is not talking about rivals of that year he's talking about history of rivals.
DashO the Heat and Knicks were rivals especially late 90s early 2000s due to Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson so yes Ray is correct
Knicks, Heat are traditional rivals
Presenting Bishop Ray Allen....got that Easter suit on
I feel so bad for Ray, you can tell he’s over it, shows that he’s the only grown one in the situation
Celtics were fucking washed who wouldn’t of left 😂🤦🏽♂️
This is why ppl look at Ray sideways. U know damn well Bron was the enemy and everyone was depending on the Celtics to beat him
Pris Tucker but why didn't the Celtics pay their man then?
michael McDonald I agree it seems everyone was treating him like a step child or black sheep at every turn. He seems to attract that attitude from ppl. The issue here is how he left. No call or nothing. This is not about business that's what KG is talking about
michael McDonald they offered him 2 years $9million he went to Mia for 3 years $6million.
Dlknccu77 and ray allen was worth more than 4 and a half million a year period!! They gave him the scraps...so he took even less to play for a team who wanted him and could actually win! The heat found a way to spread the money around equally to their superstars why didn't the celtics?
Dlknccu77 Basically the locker room drama was too much and he just wanted to get hell out and enjoy his later stage of career... Btw Boston offered 12mill for 2 years but guess money is not worth for being treated like shit
Ray did the biggest eurostep during that "Who were the Celtics rivals during that time?"
I fucken love Steven A smith " did you just bring up the New York Knicks with a straight face" lmfaoooo
Come on ray you know damn well Heat and Celtics were rivals yall had wars against each other
Live_Lif3 Right I thinks it’s more LeBron and the Celtics had a rivalry.
Wasn't a heat and Boston thing was a LeBron and Boston thing that's why he left tok beat Boston
Bout to say u actually have to win in order for it to be a rivalry. That's like saying heat and Pacers had a rivalry. No the heat OWNED the C's just like they OWNED the Pacers. Cavs and warriors are tho
It was a heat vs knicks rivalry. That season Carmelo anthony was having a mvp caliber season. Celtics didn't have a Miami Heat rivalry it's just a Lebron thing that goes back to 07
TheBg29st same shit man I hate when try to be technical like that
Come on Ray, I love you but everybody knows that the Heat and the Celtics we're rivals at the time, specifically the Celtics and LeBron
That's how you know he messed up and he is just trying to excuse himself from what he did. Another sign, is KG not talking to him. You know KG is loyal to the point that he finished his career in Minnesota. Ray Allen left the Celtics not even talking to his teammates or calling them to let them know. He knew he was going to a team that was challenging them to win the Eastern Conference at the time.
Didnt expect ray allens voice to sound like that
He was really after his prime already toward last leg, whatever best for him man. He got his own priority. KG, Rondo, they all need to realise they won a ring together, all that matters.
Rays mannerisms says hes lying and/or omitting. Take less money AND not start? Cmon Ray, just say u were ring chasin and wanted to stick it to boston because ur feelings were hurt
Basically your comment translates to "he's a grown man who can make a decision to do what he wants." The league is a business and so are each of the teams. The players have to look at it that way and stop acting like they are all some adopted family that can't ever leave lol
Yeah and look what happen to kg and pierce after that. Got traded well i thought boston was family
2:42 "They're (Boston) not gonna pay me"
But Boston offered you more money than Miami... And you still decided to leave a brotherhood and join the enemy for less money.
Danny B you don't understand he didn't look at the other offers till it feel through with Boston at that point it doesn't matter what Boston is offering he already said no
Danny B But Boston still offered way less than he expected plus how many times Ray was on trading table. Why would you stay where they dont want you.... I would rather work somewhere where i am wanted with positive people and great atmosphere instead of drama that is Boston especially in later stage of career
Baby Purn ok bet but then you can’t say it was “business”, Boston offered above market value apparently cuz he took a $3M deal instead $6M. It was personal, he didn’t like Rondo, didn’t like Bradley getting his minutes, and he thought he was still worthy of big contracts. Miami was the perfect place to give it back to Boston.
you need to go back to school and study comprehension.
Corey Ellis it is business... If the atmosphere and your coworkers are all drama and negative why stay for one more second. I am not taking sides and dont know real story but most likely big egos cant live together bohoo move on.... Rondo etc made it as though he left for rivals but i am guessing there is more to it
"Did you just bring up the Knicks with a straight face?" 😂
SAS's version of whispering is yelling through a megaphone.
I agree with RAY...Gotta do whats best for YOU at end of the day!!!!!
Damn this dude can dance. He should be on dancing with the stars and have a big circle in the middle saying topic
Good for you ray.
Oh shit been waiting for this
Max came in their dropped quick knowledge. Sum light👌👌🔥
Finally Ray has a voice and he truly handles it as a Shuttlesworth super class and as an adult.Say no more Ray you will be an all of Fame.Rondo will not be and you guys might be inducted together at the same time.
“OH COME ON NOT AT THE TIME” @00:40
Let's also mention the fact they were trying to trade Ray during his last season in Boston and were also trying to bench him in favor of Avery Bradley.
They were definitely rivals I remember how intense those games were
Ray Allen a real tf .💪🏾💪🏾how they gone come at him like that
The rest is literally history Ray Allen had historical performances after that!!! #legend
I swear ESPN needs to stop cutting these videos off like this. I am not walking a TV series I dont needs these constant cliffhangers ffs..
"AT THAT TIME!!!!"
This Had Me Tuned In Like Watching #POWER Lmao...
He kinda beats around the bush with the questions
Im a long time Celtics fan & i understand where ray coming from
Talk ya shit Ray
I will do same thing, to.. You did right thing Ray Allen..
I love Ray, one of the greatest shooters of all time
“The rest is history.”
I met ray allen at a basketball game
Kick rocks, ray
At the end of the Day I respect R.A decision due to the fact you only have so long left in the NBA and you want to go to a place where you fit in their system but also they fit into what you do as well.... Honestly who wouldn’t want to play with one of the most Greatest players to play the game and also All Stars who you know will find you in your spot
He hated when RAY went to Miami But now I understand and I respect and with him on the decision he made going to South Beach!!!
Yes, mainly because of Pierce vs LeBron
You made the right choice Ray!
one of the classiest pro this league has ever seen, get over it KG and Rondo..
Ray Ray definitely carries himself like a professional that he is
love ray allen
It’s funny seeing Molly trying to process all this as SAS is yelling
I love Ray
Ray you dont need to call or txt anyone, you made the right choice because 2 rings is better then 1.
In 2012-13 the Knicks were a number 2 seed.. Miss those days
Am glade he spoke out on this so KG and paul and that lil guy in pelicans could shut up about this this guy..
I think even as FRIENDS or COMPETITORS. You do want the best for each other. Just not at your own expense. Meaning yea even with Ray leaving the Celtics had more problems accepting he was...
1) going to a better team
2) playing with better players
3) playing with THE BEST PLAYER
4) Playing with the new biggest threat.
5) most important REALIZING the big 3 was over.
I think the Pacers is the main rival of the Heat that time because it was so intense that every year, players get physical to one another and altercation gets heated even in the regular season.