Last Updated on September 13, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Ray Allen played 2 years for the Miami Heat before retiring in 2014. Ray Allen’s tenure with the Heat will be best remembered by the game-winning 3-point shot he made during Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. During the Lebron James era, the Heat wanted to stretch the floor. Lebron admitted that in order for he and Dwayne Wade to be best utilized, the Heat needed to shift Chrish Bosh to the 5 and stretch the floor with shooters. Ray Allen was the perfect role player to help achieve this floor spacing. Tracy McGrady has stated that Ray Allen was an excellent scorer and overall player before leaving the Seattle Sonics. Once Allen played in Boston, his role diminished, first to be part of a big 3 formed on the Celtics with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and later when he joined another big 3 with the Miami Heat.
Career Stats
| SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-97 | MIL | 82 | 30.9 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 39.3 | 82.3 |
| 97-98 | MIL | 82 | 40.1 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 42.8 | 36.4 | 87.5 |
| 98-99 | MIL | 50 | 34.4 | 17.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 45.0 | 35.6 | 90.3 |
| 99-00 | MIL | 82 | 37.4 | 22.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 45.5 | 42.3 | 88.7 |
| 00-01 | MIL | 82 | 38.2 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 48.0 | 43.3 | 88.8 |
| 01-02 | MIL | 69 | 36.6 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 87.3 |
| 02-03 | TOT | 76 | 37.9 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 43.9 | 37.7 | 91.6 |
| 03-04 | SEA | 56 | 38.4 | 23.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 44.0 | 39.2 | 90.4 |
| 04-05 | SEA | 78 | 39.3 | 23.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 42.8 | 37.6 | 88.3 |
| 05-06 | SEA | 78 | 38.7 | 25.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 45.4 | 41.2 | 90.3 |
| 06-07 | SEA | 55 | 40.3 | 26.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 43.8 | 37.2 | 90.3 |
| 07-08 | BOS | 73 | 35.9 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 44.5 | 39.8 | 90.7 |
| 08-09 | BOS | 79 | 36.4 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 48.0 | 40.9 | 95.2 |
| 09-10 | BOS | 80 | 35.2 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 36.3 | 91.3 |
| 10-11 | BOS | 80 | 36.1 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 49.1 | 44.4 | 88.1 |
| 11-12 | BOS | 46 | 34.0 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 45.3 | 91.5 |
| 12-13 | MIA | 79 | 25.8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 44.9 | 41.9 | 88.6 |
| 13-14 | MIA | 73 | 26.5 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 44.2 | 37.5 | 90.5 |
| Regular | 1,300 | 35.6 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 45.2 | 40.0 | 89.4 | |
| Playoffs | 171 | 35.5 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 40.1 | 88.3 |
Ray Allen is known as one of the best three-point and free-throw shooters in NBA history. He has said that if he knew how the game was to evolve, he would have shot more three-point shots than he did. As it is, it took Steph Curry until December 15, 2021, to break the record. Curry was 33 years old at the time.
Playoff Stats
| SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| 1998-99 | MIL | 3 | 40.0 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .532 | .615 | .474 |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 5 | 37.2 | 22.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | .444 | .909 | .385 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 18 | 42.7 | 25.1 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .477 | .919 | .479 |
| 2004-05 | SEA | 11 | 39.6 | 26.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .474 | .889 | .378 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 26 | 38.0 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .428 | .913 | .396 |
| 2008-09 | BOS | 14 | 40.4 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .403 | .948 | .350 |
| 2009-10 | BOS | 24 | 38.5 | 16.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .431 | .863 | .386 |
| 2010-11 | BOS | 9 | 40.1 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .523 | .960 | .571 |
| 2011-12 | BOS | 18 | 34.2 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .395 | .711 | .304 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 23 | 24.9 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .430 | .870 | .406 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 20 | 26.4 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .413 | .919 | .388 |
All-Star Stats
| SEASON | TM | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% |
| 2000 | EST | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 |
| 2001 | EST | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 |
| 2002 | EST | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 |
| 2004 | WST | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 |
| 2005 | WST | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 |
| 2006 | WST | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 |
| 2007 | WST | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 |
| 2008 | EST | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 |
| 2009 | EST | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 |
| 2011 | EST | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 |
Rings
Deleted: Ray Allen finished his NBA career with two championship rings (2008 and 2013). He won his first championship with the Boston Celtics and the second with the Miami Heat. Deleted:
Retirement
Ray Allen retired after the 2013-14 NBA season. It was his second season with the Miami Heat.
Notes:
- Ray Allen is known for being a part of the famous 1996 draft class, which was arguably the draft with the most talent in NBA history. It included players such as Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Jermaine O’Neal, Peja Stojaković, and Marcus Camby.
- Ray Allen starred as Jesus Shuttlesworth in the Spike Lee movie He Got Game (1998). It was quickly one of the most highly regarded basketball movies in history and helped make Allen a household name.
- Both Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen, who spent many seasons together on the Sonics, played for the Heat during the same 2-year span in the Lebron era (2012-23, 2013-14). Lewis and Allen won an NBA championship together in one of the two seasons with the Heat.
- On JJ Reddick’s The Old Man and the Three podcast, Ray Allen mentioned that he and Spike Lee had been talking about a sequel to the 1998 movie He Got Game. One of the possibilities for the sequel was to have a woman basketball player starring in it. In the same podcast, Ray Allen spoke highly of Spike Lee films in general.
- Ray Allen wrote a book with Michael Arkush called From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love (first published by Dey Street Books in March 2018). Some information on this forum is taken from the book. The softcover by Dey Street Books was published in January 2019.
- Chris Paul joined the Clippers in 2011-12. Jamal Crawford joined the Clippers in 2012-13. Ray Allen said that he seriously considered the Clippers after leaving the Celtics, but they had chosen to sign Crawford instead. Ray Allen created some great memories in Miami, but I would have loved to have seen him join Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Paul and Griffin were a great duo, but not quite good enough to win together without extra help.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Ray Allen’s nicknames?
Mr. Basketball, Ray Ray, Jesus Shuttlesworth, Sugar Ray Deleted:
What movies has Ray Allen starred in?
He Got Game (1998), Harvard Man (2001), Uncle Drew (2018), The Redeem Team (2022). Ray Allen played Jesus Shuttlesworth in He Got Game. Jesus’s nickname in the movie was The Truth. Shaq gave Paul Pierce the nickname The Truth in 2001, three years after He Got Game was released. Deleted:
Why did Ray Allen go to Miami?
Ray Allen didn’t like the offer the Celtics presented to him and he knew he was going to leave; however, he didn’t know what team he would play for next yet. He considered going to the Clippers to join Chris Paul and Blake Griffin during their best years, but the Clippers chose to sign Jamal Crawford. Ray Allen then chose the Miami Heat. Deleted:
What number did Ray Allen wear in Miami?
Ray Allen wore number 34 when he played for the Miami Heat.