Adrian Wojnarowski is one of the best national writers out there. He usually has the scoops, so when I got wind that he was coming out with a lengthy column on Ray Allen's departure to the Heat, I was eager to read it. He has a lot on the deteriorating relationship between Ray and Rajon Rondo in there, but Ray's disenchantment with the Celtics was not all about Rondo. According to sources, Ray desired to feel more wanted. What he perceived as a lack of respect by the Celtics he then contrasted with Pat Riley's amazing sales job. I'm sure Riley fed him a load of BS with sprinkles of truth in there and apparently Ray bought it hook, line, and sinker. Here's the most controversial part of the column where Wojnarowski (based on his sources close to Ray and within the Celtics organization) says Ray specifically chose the Heat as an act of "revenge." As a way to stick it to the Celtics for his perceived feeling of being disrespected.
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