Cleveland Cavaliers' latest signing James Jones has said that he would love to have Ray Allen join him at his new team.

Allen, who last represented the Miami Heat, is currently deciding whether or not to retire from the game, with a cohort of players at Cleveland stating their admiration for the player.

"Of course we'd love to have Ray," Jones told reporters.

"Hopefully he makes a decision that's best for him, and hopefully it's a decision to continue to play. But as far as where he goes and what he's thinking, I don't know.

"I'm pretty sure he knows the guys that are here up front, and LeBron [James], would love for him to play with us."

Jones was recently joined at Cleveland by fellow new signing Mike Miller.