The sales pitch was as quick and effective as Ray Allen’s release on that smooth spot-up jumper. “We talked about it very briefly,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra recalled of the delicate conversation that shaped his team’s summer and cemented its rotation plans entering the season. “He understood where we were coming from.” That discussion between Spoelstra and Allen took place two weeks after the Heat completed their run to a title and as they sprinted into free agency with hopes of swiping the NBA’s career 3-point shooting leader away from Boston.
