Ray Allen to Miami Heat: Will Allen Clash with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade?

Phone calls at 2:30 AM don't usually bring good news.

Luckily for Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, his 2:30 AM call from Pat Riley brought some of the best news of the 2012 offseason—Ray Allen is coming to Miami. 

Arison's tweet regarding Allen coming to Miami was later confirmed by Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated.

At the foundation of Allen's decision to sign with the Heat, in turn spurning the Boston Celtics, was the deterioration of his relationship with point guard Rajon Rondo, as reported by Y! Sports Adrian Wajnarowski.

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The deterioration of Ray Allen's relationship with Rajon Rondo played a significant factor in his leaving for Miami, several sources tell Y!

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"— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 7, 2012"

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Allen and Rondo's strong personalities certainly didn't mesh in Boston.

It's great that Allen can get a change of scenery in Miami, but he'll have to mesh with the personalities of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Personality-wise, it shouldn't be all that challenging for Allen to mesh with two-thirds of the big three. LeBron and Wade aren't that difficult to get along with off the court and in the locker room.

The real issue will be making sure that he doesn't clash on the court with LeBron and Wade.

Watching the Celtics play last season, it was evident that Allen wasn't happy within the way that Rondo controlled their offense.

Rondo thrived on creating offense by driving into the paint, in isolation or pick-and-roll situations. While Allen certainly got a fair share of looks from Rondo, that's not exactly where Allen thrives or where he's the most efficient.

Allen is best utilized in an offense where he not only finds open space late in the shot clock, but also has offensive sets created to get him open and create high-percentage shots for him.

Unfortunately, that's not exactly the kind of offense that exists in Miami, and that's why Allen could find himself clashing with James and Wade.

At the foundation of the Heat's offense is an isolation set that thrives off of James and Wade's ability to get into the paint and either hit shots or dish the ball to their teammates around the perimeter, which is where Allen comes in.

Allen won't be a primary focus in the Heat's offense. He'll be a player who complements the talents of their star players, which is exactly what he was doing in Boston.

The main difference between the way LeBron and Wade control the Heat's offense as compared to how Rondo controlled the Celtics is that they bring maturity and efficiency to the court, which should help Allen's adjustment in Miami.

The Heat need to maximize Allen's value, and to do that they'll certainly need to create plays and offensive sets solely for him. If they do that, it will pay dividends when it comes to building chemistry between the star players in South Beach.

If the Heat fail to create offensive sets for Allen, he could end up getting frustrated, and that's the last thing the Heat will need as they look to repeat as NBA champions with back-to-back titles during the 2012-13 season.

While Allen might not directly clash with James and Wade, if he doesn't get the looks he deserves in their offense, his frustration could be focused on the two stars and their adherence to isolation offense.

That's a worst-case scenario for the Heat, and while I think Allen is too mature of a player to let that happen, there's no doubt that it's a possibility.

If clashing happened in Boston with Rondo, it can certainly happen in South Beach with James and Wade.