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Ray Allen will visit Miami Heat and LA Clippers

Found July 03, 2012 on Celtics Life: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ray Allen,  O.J. Mayo
TEAMS: Boston Celtics,  Miami Heat,  Memphis Grizzlies,  Minnesota Timberwolves,  Los Angeles Clippers
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NBA.com The 36-year-old free-agent guard will visit the Miami Heat on Thursday and the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, according to a source, and listen to their pitches. Allen is also being pursued by the Memphis Grizzlies, who are seeking a replacement for free agent guard O.J. Mayo. The Grizzlies didn’t tender Mayo a qualifying offer last week, making him an unrestricted free agent. Memphis will offer Allen its $5 million exception. Allen had conference calls on Monday with the Grizzlies, as well as the Heat, Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves, according to the source. But Allen is not currently scheduled to make visits to Memphis or Minnesota.
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