After Zach Randolph in December 2021 then Marc Gasol last April, Tony Allen will become the third Grizzlies player to have his jersey retired. A little late since, initially, the ceremony was scheduled for January 28, 2022.
But the former Boston fullback had asked to postpone this moment, mired in legal problems at the time, For “truly celebrate this, all together” the following season, he explained. This was then supposed to be done in 2022/23, but ultimately, nothing was done.
Emotions to come
With a few months delay, everything will be well settled next season (the date has not yet been specified) and his number 9 will join the history of the Tennessee franchise.
“Yes, they told me that next year my jersey will be retired”, confirmed Tony Allen, one of the symbols of “Grit & Grind”, this Memphis team of the early 2010s known for its defensive qualities, of which the rear, a fierce defender, was the best example.
Tony Allen will also have the right, like his former Spanish teammate, to a documentary about his career, particularly his youth in Chicago. ” I am impatient. I hope I have a box of tissues with me,” he warns.
| Tony Allen | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2004-05 | BOS | 77 | 16 | 47.5 | 38.7 | 73.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| 2005-06 | BOS | 51 | 19 | 47.1 | 32.4 | 74.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 33 | 24 | 51.4 | 24.2 | 78.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 11.5 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 75 | 18 | 43.4 | 31.6 | 76.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 2008-09 | BOS | 46 | 19 | 48.2 | 22.2 | 72.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 2009-10 | BOS | 54 | 17 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 2010-11 | SAME | 72 | 21 | 51.0 | 17.4 | 75.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 2011-12 | SAME | 58 | 26 | 46.9 | 30.8 | 80.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 2012-13 | SAME | 79 | 27 | 44.5 | 12.5 | 71.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 2013-14 | SAME | 55 | 23 | 49.4 | 23.4 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 2014-15 | SAME | 63 | 26 | 49.5 | 34.5 | 62.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 2015-16 | SAME | 64 | 25 | 45.8 | 35.7 | 65.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| 2016-17 | SAME | 71 | 27 | 46.1 | 27.8 | 61.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 22 | 12 | 48.4 | 33.3 | 52.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Total | 820 | 22 | 47.5 | 28.2 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 8.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
