The Washington Wizards have contacted free agent shooting guard Ray Allen again, according to J. Michael Falgoust of CSN Washington. They chased him earlier in free agency, too, hoping to reunite him with former Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce.
"Allen's agent Jim Tanner hasn't told the Wizards that they wouldn't be an option," according to CSN Washington. Yep, hasn't told them they wouldn't. OK.
It's seemed for a while that Allen would either retire or join the Cleveland Cavaliers to go after another title alongside LeBron James. It's hard to picture him in a Wizards uniform. No one thought Pierce would go there, though, and this definitely looks strange.
Washington needs Allen perhaps more than any other team. The franchise has high hopes after its run to the second round last year, and Martell Webster is recovering from back surgery. There's a big hole behind Bradley Beal in the backcourt.
Allen said at the beginning of the month that he wasn't in a rush to make a decision about next season.
