Rare Ray Allen photos

1996
Allen, known for being a neat freak, doesn't seem very happy with the mess made by roommate Travis Knight in their dorm room.








1997
Allen was drafted fifth overall by Minnesota in 1996 and was promptly traded to the Bucks along with Andrew Lang for Stephon Marbury. In this photo, Allen is seen spending quality time with a group of young Bucks fans.








1997
These days Allen is known more for his shooting touch than his dunking prowess, but in 1997 he took part in the Slam Dunk Contest and finished fifth out of six.









2000
Allen was a part of Team USA at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia, which went undefeated on its way to a gold medal.







2000
Allen, along with teammates Tim Hardaway, Vince Carter and Kevin Garnett, shows off his gold medal.







2001
Allen visits the Michael Lord Gallery in Milwaukee during an SI photo shoot.







2001
Allen was a consistent inside-outside threat for the Bucks from 1996-2003. In the 2000-2001 season, Allen, along with his first "Big Three" teammates Sam Cassel and Glenn Robinson, advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.







Allen poses with actor Denzel Washington before a game against the Lakers in Los Angeles. Allen co-stared with Washington in the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game.








2003
Allen pays a visit to a young patient at the Children's Hospital on Dec. 18, 2003, in Seattle.








2003
Allen, who dedicates time to the NBA's Read To Achieve Program, relaxes with a book.






2004
Allen dons a Nike Air Jordan shirt for a photo shoot.








2003
In early 2003, Allen was dealt to Seattle (along with Ronald Murray and Kevin Ollie) for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. He made the All-NBA second team in 2005 and led the Sonics to the conference championship and 52 wins. In the 2005-06 season, Allen set a career-high with 269 three-pointers made in only 78 games played.






2008
Allen applies paint to the walls of Laurel Elementary School during the Day of Service during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. Allen has been an active member of the community during his career; he started the "Ray of Hope" Foundation in 1997 to aid a number of sports-related and community-based charities.








2008
Allen and his wife, Sharon Walker Williams, have two sons, Walker and Ray III. Here, Allen is seen with his then 17-month-old son Walker, who had been diagnosed with Diabetes.









2008
Allen and Garnett show off the Larry O'Brien Trophy to David Letterman.