All In One

I am happy for Tony Allen. He just agreed to a four year $20M deal. They act like they signed a J.J. Reddick or a Kyle Korver. But they still haven't signed a shooter yet. They just signed the cheapest top notch player they could find. If he could hit a jumper. He wouldn't be here. Boston would have kept him in the first place. But it's all good for Tony. I thought they were going to try and get him for less. I don't know who sweetened the deal for him? But you can bet it wasn't the Grizzly front office.

If  this team doesn't  make a respectable showing next year. Not signing Tony Allen would be devastating.  One thing I must admit. In spite of public outcry. The new ownership group is staying the course. They still haven't spent any money. Tony Allen's raise is a result of moving Darrell Arthur and not keeping Austin Daye. Before trading Rudy Gay the Grizzlies had one of the highest payrolls in the league. Now they're among the lowest. Even though Tony got a raise, he was still a bargain. He is a player, coach, mascot and buffer all in one.