How Boston Celtics Pushed Ray Allen into the Miami Heat's Arms

Parallels have been drawn from the summer of 2010 to the summer of 2012. The feelings of loss, disappointment and dereliction are apparently equal.

Abandonment is an applicable term in the sense of LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. Upon evaluating the circumstances surrounding Ray Allen's departure from Boston and his arrival in Miami, it's clear that LeBron stands alone for the time being.

The Boston Celtics ran Ray Allen right out of town.

At the conclusion of the season, each and every fan and analyst speculated that the Big Three in Boston would be coming to its end. Avery Bradley had emerged as the 2 of the future, while Allen had struggled to do anything at all during the postseason due to injuries.

In almost everyone's eyes, 2013 was the time to build with youth.

Nevertheless, we've found Allen guilty of betraying the Celtics. The fact of the matter is, Boston moved on from Allen before he even had the chance to do such a thing—even if Doc Rivers did believe he could make things work.

With the acquisition of Jason Terry, the Celtics found their Sixth Man. They also found their alternative 2, which takes up the role and playing time that Ray Allen would have been hoping to receive. While Boston may have offered Allen more money, to take the big money with little playing time on a possible contender would be naive.

Especially if you could take slightly less money for major minutes on the favorites to win the title in 2013. No other player would have such an act suggested for them.

As we move past the issue of playing time, however, we arrive at one of the hottest stories on the net.

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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!

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

The source of this issue was that Ray Allen didn't feel as if Rondo was getting him the ball enough. J.A. Adande expanded on the issue on SportsCenter.

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All around the league you hear talk about a rift that had developed between Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo. One version I heard involved Ray Allen doing all that running around, coming off screens and not getting the ball. If he’s going to work that hard at that age, you better get him the ball when he’s open. I think that was part of it.

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In all fairness, we're talking about a guy who shot 39.5 percent from the floor and 30.4 percent from three during the postseason. While his name and accolades demand respect, you simply can't keep feeding the ball to a struggling and injured player whose shot just isn't falling.

You have to put the names aside and think of the betterment of the team. After all, that's the system that has offered the Boston Celtics so much success; is it not?

Nevertheless, the Celtics did play the wrong hand at one point in the season. In case you forgot, the Celtics infamously offered Ray Allen for O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies, only to have the deal fall through. This apparently had more of an effect on Allen's mindset than we had previously assumed.

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As Y! had reported, Allen was angry w/ near-trade to Memphis at deadline. Too much acrimony to get past. Off to Miami for less money.

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

You offer a player in a trade for an unproven youngster. Your franchise point guard supposedly doesn't get him the ball enough. You sign a younger veteran with an identical skill set and impressive track record to play the same position as Allen.

It might have been the right thing to do, but how can we be so ignorant to miss out on all of the facts? If those actions are not running him out of town, someone please explain to me what is.