Since signing Ray Allen in July, the Heat have been talking about ways to best integrate the league’s all-time leading 3-point shooter into the lineup — a process that shifts more to the practice floor now that training camp is open.

‘‘He strikes fear,’’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Saturday. ‘‘We know about that fear, because every time he found his way open behind the 3-point line, as a collective staff, we would say, ‘Oh . . . ’ thinking the worst.’’