Ray Allen believes his third NBA Finals appearance brings vindication, especially considering he left the Boston Celtics last season for the Miami Heat.

"You try to look at the situation a little bit closer," Allen said. "You step out on the limb every summer and a guy says, ‘am I going to go to this team or that team?’ For me, I guess there is a little bit of vindication because being here is where my whole hope was of doing last summer.”

Allen agrees Paul Pierce is in a difficult position this offseason because the Celtics could either trade or waive him.

"I guess he is at the mercy of what the team wants to do," Allen said.