Not as if the Miami Heat didn’t have a squad already. Ray Allen and Lewis were Seattle SuperSonics teammates for five seasons, from 2003 through 2007 — and both figure to fit perfectly into Miami’s plan to surround LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with even more shooters who can stretch defenses.
Allen’s 2,718 made three-pointers are the most in NBA history, and Lewis ranks fifth among active players with 1,690 makes from beyond the arc.
Lewis will make the veteran minimum from Miami for this coming season, worth about $1.3 million. He’s picking up another $13.7 million because the final year of his most recent contract — a $118 million, six-year pact — was bought out earlier this offseason by the New Orleans Hornets, who acquired the 6-foot-10 forward in a trade with the Washington Wizards and then waived him.
Allen and Lewis are both likely to be introduced by the Heat on Wednesday, once procedural matters like physicals and paperwork are completed. Teams may start signing their free agents when the league’s moratorium officially ends at 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday.
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