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Miami Heat: 25 Best Players To Play For The Heat

By Phil Watson

May 9, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; A general view of the Miami Heat logo is seen center court before game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs between the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
May 9, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; A general view of the Miami Heat logo is seen center court before game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs between the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 6, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat guard Ray Allen (34) shoots the ball over San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (4) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat guard Ray Allen (34) shoots the ball over San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (4) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

110. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Free agent, July 11, 2012.. SG. 2012-14. Ray Allen. 12. player

Ray Allen was already a 10-time All-Star by the time he signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat in July 2012, but he wasn’t coming to the Heat to be a star, but rather a role player.

And man, what a role he played.

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Allen served as the Heat’s sixth man on a pair of NBA Finals teams.

He averaged 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27.5 minutes per game in the 2013 NBA Finals, shooting .543/.545/12-for-13 while helping Miami to a seven-game win over the San Antonio Spurs, a series made memorable by Allen’s game-tying shot at the end of regulation in Game 6 that helped keep the Heat alive.

In the 2014 Finals, Allen averaged 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.0 minutes per game, shooting .415/.409/6-for-7 in a five-game loss to the Spurs.

Allen has gone unsigned as a free agent since July 2014.

In two seasons in Miami, Allen averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 26.1 minutes per game, shooting .446/.398/.894.

He was the fifth overall pick out of Connecticut by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1996 NBA Draft and was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night.

He was an All-Rookie selection in 1996-97, a three-time All-Star and a 2000-01 All-NBA pick for the Bucks and led the NBA in 3-pointers in 2001-02.

Traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in February 2003, Allen was a four-time All-Star and an All-NBA selection in 2004-05 in Seattle, leading the NBA in 3-pointers in 2002-03 and 2005-06.

In June 2007, he was dealt to the Boston Celtics, where he was a three-time All-Star and helped Boston to the NBA title in 2008.

Allen is the NBA’s all-time leader with 2,973 three-pointers and is 19th in league history with 1,300 games, 14th with 46,334 minutes played, 47th with 1,451 steals, 22nd with 24,505 points, 37th with a three-point percentage of .400 and seventh with a free-throw percentage of .894.

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