Ten-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen, a two-time champion with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame on Friday, and he tells The Athletic that he will not retire with one specific team.



While Allen says he has reconciled his relationship with 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce, he does not believe he will talk to or receive a congratulatory message from any of his marquee teammates on the Celtics title team, such as Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo.



“No, I don’t expect to,” Allen said.



Allen is the NBA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter (2,973), a self-made star built upon his trademark work ethic. In a one-on-one with The Athletic leading up to his enshrinement, Allen discussed having Reggie Miller welcome him into the Hall; his work ethic, derived from his father Walter Allen and growing up in a military household; entering the NBA with the vaunted 1996 NBA draft class in the middle of a...