Ray Allen says LeBron has made no attempt to recruit him to Cleveland

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If Ray Allen is able to return for a 19th NBA season, the consensus seems to be that he'll join forces with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are shaping up to be a championship-competing side.

However, while speaking with the Boston Herald during his annual charity golf tournament in Cromwell, Conn. on Monday, the greatest three-point shooter of all-time insisted that's far from the case.

"No," said Allen when asked about the assumption that he would be heading to Cleveland. "There's so much speculation about me going to Cleveland. I haven't even decided where I will play. Obviously LeBron and I are great friends, and James Jones and I are really close. But at no point have those two tried to push me in that direction. 

"I haven't had that conversation. LeBron and I went on vacation to the Bahamas earlier this summer, and we didn't talk one iota about things. And that was before he made his decision."

While Allen has reportedly been in conversation with the Cavs, he claims that there's been zero communication between himself and the Miami Heat over a potential return.

"That's the other dilemma," Allen said. "If I do play again, based on what Miami is doing or not doing, I'll end up having to move. I'll live in Miami, but I'll have to move to another team."

Make no mistake about it: Jesus Shuttlesworth will have no shortage of suitors if he ultimately decides he's got another year left in him. But he's also aware that a number of the interested franchises will be looking to get him at a veteran's minimum contract, a figure he doesn't believe reflects his value.

"A lot have called," Allen said. "Doc [Rivers] called earlier in the summer. A lot of teams want to be able to get me at the veteran's minimum. I still have an ego, too. I still have a service to provide, and teams still have to pay me what I feel my presence is worth. I have to take that into consideration, if it's worth putting my body through what it will take over 82 games."

Allen and Rivers won the NBA Finals together in 2008 as members of the Boston Celtics. With Rivers now coaching the Los Angeles Clippers, one has to imagine the West Coast franchise has a legitimate chance of landing Allen if they're seriously interested.