Former NBA player Kadeem Allen joins Hapoel Haifa

Allen played 48 games in the NBA, including with the Boston Celtics in 2017-2018 and the New York Knicks from 2018 to 2020,

JUNE 21, 2021 07:22

OMRI CASSPI (left) and Maccabi Tel Aviv were to strong for host Hapoel Haifa, powering their way to a 37-point 104-67 triumph in Israel Winner League action (photo credit: LILACH WEISS) — OMRI CASSPI (left) and Maccabi Tel Aviv were to strong for host Hapoel Haifa, powering their way to a 37-point 104-67 triumph in Israel Winner League action

(photo credit: LILACH WEISS)

Former Boston Celtics and New York Knicks basketball player Kadeem Allen will be joining Hapoel Haifa, the team announced on Twitter on Thursday.

Wellcome Kadeem Allen!מועדון הכדורסל הפועל בי-קיור לייזר חיפה נרגש להודיע על החתמתו של הגארד קאדים אלן במועדון.אלן הינו ההחתמה הראשונה שלנו לעונת המשחקים 2021/22 שצפויה להיות מאתגרת במיוחד. pic.twitter.com/91ddVV8e1l
— Hapoel Haifa B.C. (@HapoelHaifaBC) June 17, 2021

"Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is excited to announce the signing of point guard Kadeem Allen at the club. Allen is our first signing for the 2021/22 season, which is expected to be particularly challenging," the team wrote on their Twitter account.

Allen played 48 games in the NBA, including with the Boston Celtics in 2017-2018 and the New York Knicks from 2018 to 2020 and most recently played for a team in France.

Allen was originally drafted as the No. 53 pick to Boston in 2017, having played two seasons with the University of Arizona NCAA men's basketball team.