• Celtics’ Allen to sign with Heat: Ray Allen will take less money for a chance at another NBA championship. Allen told the Miami Heat on Friday night that he intends to accept their contract offer and leave Boston after five seasons, even though the Celtics could pay him about twice as much as the reigning NBA champions will be able to next season. Miami could only offer Allen the mini mid-level exception, worth about $3 million a year. Allen made a career-best 45 percent of his three-point attempts this past season.
• 76ers sign Young, amnesty Brand: Bye-bye, Elton Brand. See you later, Lou Williams. The 76ers turned a mundane offseason into monumental by jettisoning their leading scorers from each of the past two seasons and clearing needed space in the salary cap to potentially set up a bigger move. Team president Rod Thorn said the Sixers have decided to use the amnesty clause on Brand and will get about $18 million in salary cap relief for next season. With money to spend, the Sixers agreed Friday to a one-year contract with guard Nick Young. Young spent his first four-plus seasons with the Washington Wizards before he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in March. He’s averaged 11.4 points over his career.
