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Miami Heat
2012–13 Miami Heat season
Nickname	The Heat
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	Southeast Division
Founded	1988
History	Miami Heat 1988–present
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Location	Miami, Florida
Team colors
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
Ownership	Micky Arison
Championships	2 (2006, 2012)
Conference titles	3 (2006, 2011, 2012)
Division titles	10 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Retired numbers	3 (10, 23, 33)
Home Away Third

The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami. The team owner is Micky Arison, the President is Pat Riley and the head coach is Erik Spoelstra. The mascot of the team is Burnie, an anthropomorphic fireball.

The Heat were formed as part of the NBA's plan to expand the league with four expansion franchises in the late 1980s. These included the Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves. Among those four teams, Miami has been the most successful, winning over 1000 games to date and making 17 playoff appearances, winning 10 division titles, three conference titles and two NBA championships. The Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals 4-2, lost to the Mavericks 4-2 in the 2011 NBA Finals and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the 2012 NBA Finals. According to Forbes, as of 2013 the Heat rank sixth in terms of valuable NBA franchises at $625 million.

Franchise history

An expansion team formed in 1988, the Miami Heat began its early years with much mediocrity, only making the playoffs twice in its first eight years and falling in the first round both times, despite individual success from its players. Upon the purchasing of the franchise by Micky Arison in 1995, Pat Riley was brought in as its team president, general manager and head coach. In that same year, Riley acquired center Alonzo Mourning and point guard Tim Hardaway to serve as the centerpiece for the team, transforming Miami into a championship contender throughout the late 1990s. The 1996-1997 season was marked by a franchise record 61 wins and 21 losses; they achieved their first two postseason victories and made it to the Conference Finals, despite bowing out in five games. Their biggest rivals of the time were the New York Knicks, Riley's former team, who would eliminate the Heat in the first round from 1998 through 2000.

A period of mediocrity followed shortly thereafter, until shooting guard Dwyane Wade was drafted fifth overall by the Heat in 2003. In 2004, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to Miami from the Los Angeles Lakers, leading the team back to the Conference Finals in 2005, before losing to the Detroit Pistons in seven games.Upon returning to the Conference Finals in 2006, the Heat avenged their loss against the Pistons, winning the rematch 4-2. Entering the Finals for the first time against the Dallas Mavericks, the Heat fell behind an 0-2 series deficit, before taking the last four games and winning their first championship in 2006, with Wade earning the Finals MVP award. A four-year tenure of post-title struggles befell the Heat from 2007 through 2010, where they lost in the first round three out of four years, and failed to make the playoffs in 2008. Riley resigned as head coach, but retains his position as team president and general manager. Erik Spoelstra replaced Riley as the head coach, leading Miami to the postseason in his first four years.

In the summer blockbuster of 2010, free agents Chris Bosh and LeBron James signed with the Heat from the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, respectively. Amid intense media scrutiny and criticism, Miami made the 2011 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, a rematch of 2006, but lost the series after holding a 2-1 lead. The following year, the Heat returned to the Finals, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games. With that win, Miami became the first team to win the title after falling behind in three different playoff series. These include 2-1 against the Indiana Pacers, 3-2 to the Boston Celtics and 1-0 against the Thunder.

During the 2012-2013 NBA season, the Heat hit a franchise winning streak of 23 on March 18, 2013 with a win against the Boston Celtics.

Uniforms

1988–1999 Home

1988–1999 Away

1999–present Home

1999–present Away

2001–present

The original Miami Heat uniforms consist of simple striping, exclusive only on the right side of the jersey and shorts. The home uniforms were white with lettering in red, black and orange trim, while the away uniforms were black with red, white and orange trim; the numbers were white with red, black and orange trim, using the same font as the classic Los Angeles Lakers jerseys. The original 'flaming ball' logo is on the left leg of the shorts while the word 'Miami' is on the right leg. In the 1995–96 NBA season the Heat introduced a red alternate uniform with lettering and numbers in black, white and orange trim. The original white and red uniforms were reintroduced as throwback uniforms during the Heat's 20th and 25th anniversary seasons, respectively.

The current Heat uniforms have been in use since the 1999–2000 season. These uniforms, though similar, have marked differences such as striping on both sides, change from orange to yellow trim, updated lettering and block numbers, and a modified 'flaming ball' logo on the right leg. The black away uniform numbers are now consistent with the lettering colors (white with red trim). The alternate red uniform was introduced during the 2001–02 NBA season, and features the city name and numbers in white with black trim. They were also the only team in the NBA to have the NBA logo on the right shoulder instead of the left, until the introduction of the Adidas Revolution 30 uniforms in 2010 which regulated all teams to have the NBA logo on the left shoulder. In the 2009–10 season, the red alternates were tweaked to include the "MH" secondary logo on the left leg; the 'MH' was also added on the beltline for the away and home uniforms, the 'flaming ball' logo was also moved to the left leg. For the 2012–13 season, the city name (Miami) replaced the team name on the black away uniforms. Similar to the Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic, the Heat had a dress code that prohibits players from wearing headbands on the court. Since then, however, the Heat have allowed the use of headbands, beginning with Jermaine O'Neal in 2009 and continued with the additions of LeBron James, Eddie House, Erick Dampier and Mike Bibby.

Since the 2008 season, the Heat participated in the NBA's Noche Latina promotions, or Latin Nights. In commemorating the occasion, they use their black away uniforms, but with the wordmark "El Heat".

In the 2011–12 season, the Heat planned to wear a 4th all-black alternate home jersey in addition to the existing 3 white, black and red road uniforms. These uniforms were unveiled in 2010 as exclusive fan apparel rather than for game use, but the Heat have planned to wear them in selected home games of the 2011–12 season (against higher ranked teams like the Bulls, Thunder, Knicks, Mavericks, Lakers etc.). These uniforms are in black and white trim; the lettering, logos and numbers traced only in white.

The Heat wore a variation of their current home uniforms on the opening night of the 2012–13 season, with gold accents and a patch of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy on the right chest.

The Heat unveiled a new all-white home alternate uniform in the 2012–13 season. The uniform is similar to their current home uniform, but with the lettering and logos only traced in black. This was to pay tribute to their 'White Hot' promotion during their two championship runs. They began wearing the alternates on November 24, and will wear them every Saturday home game thereafter, except for the December 6 game against the Knicks, the February 10 game against the Lakers, and the March 1 game against the Grizzlies, all of which were televised nationally.

An all-red uniform, known as 'Big Color', was worn on Christmas Day against the Thunder, a rematch of the 2012 Finals. The uniform is entirely red, with the lettering and logos traced in white.

The Heat have also honored the ABA's Miami Floridians by donning throwback uniforms; first the road jerseys in the 2005–06 season, then the home jerseys in the 2011–12 season.

Rivalries

vs. New York Knicks

The rivalry between the New York Knicks and the expansion Miami Heat was a result of their history-making brutally physical four consecutive playoff series from 1997 to 2000. Each series went to the maximum number of games. The rivalry was heightened by a feud sparking between Pat Riley initially the coach of the Knicks from 1991 to 1995, and head coach of the Miami Heat from 1996–2003, 2005–2008 and Riley's successor Knick's head coach Jeff Van Gundy, a faithful servant of Riley's in New York. The first two years were marked by physical violence during the series, with suspensions to players that ultimately determined the outcome.

In recent years, the rivalry has reignited with the Heat signing LeBron James (after much speculation that he would join the Knicks) and Chris Bosh while the Knicks signed Amar'e Stoudemire and traded for Carmelo Anthony. They met in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, where the Heat won in five games.

vs. Chicago Bulls

The rivalry with the Chicago Bulls began once the Miami Heat became contenders during the 1990s, a decade dominated by the Bulls, and the advent of the Michael Jordan era. During that period, the Heat were eliminated three times by the Bulls, who would go on to win the NBA championship each time. After Jordan retired and the Heat's fall in the early 2000s, the rivalry cooled but slightly picked up when the Heat faced them in the first round of the 2006 NBA playoffs, which ended in a 4–2 Heat series victory and went on to win the NBA Finals, the Bulls would sweep the defending champion Heat in the first round the next season.

The rivalry has intensified with the resurgence of the Bulls, and the emergence of Derrick Rose and the Heat re-signing Dwyane Wade (who turned down a chance of joining his hometown Bulls) with newly acquired superstars in Chris Bosh and LeBron James (who spurned a chance of teaming up with Rose in Chicago). The revived rivalry has been very physical, involving rough plays and hard fouls between players. Both teams met in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, with the Heat winning in five games.

vs. Boston Celtics

The rivalry with the Boston Celtics is a recent and current one. The two teams first squared off in the playoffs in 2010, with the Celtics defeating the Heat four games to one en route to an eventual NBA Finals appearance by the Celtics. With the acquisition of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in 2010, the Heat challenged the Celtics for dominance in the Eastern Conference, finishing with better records in 2011 and 2012 and defeating them in the playoffs both respective years en route to their own Finals appearances, winning in 2012.

The rivalry has increased with the Miami Heat's addition of Ray Allen, a former member of Boston's Big 3, in 2012. On March 18, 2013 LeBron James won his first game ever in Boston, and as a result the Heat recorded their 23rd straight victory, the second longest winning streak achieved by any NBA franchise. Miami broke a two-way tie with the Houston Rockets, who won 22 consecutive games during the 2007-08 season.

Season-by-season records

Home arenas

• Miami Arena (1988–1999)
• American Airlines Arena (2000–present)

Radio and television

The flagship radio stations of the Miami HEAT are WAXY (790 AM) in English, with Mike Inglis and John Crotty calling games, and WQBA (1140 AM) in Spanish, with Jose Paneda and Joe Pujala on the call.

The Heat games are televised primary by Sun Sports with Eric Reid and Tony Fiorentino. Previously, WBFS-TV, WFOR-TV, and WAMI-TV have all aired some games. Games are occasionally televised by TNT, ESPN, or ABC.

From 1988–1993, the HEAT were on WQAM. WINZ previously aired games from 1993–1996 and WIOD did from 1996–2008.

Players

For the complete list of Miami Heat players see: Miami Heat all-time roster.

For the players drafted by the Miami Heat, see: Miami Heat draft history.

Current roster

Miami Heat roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky G/F 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado F 22 Butler, Jimmy (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette G 8 Christopher, Josh (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-12-08 Arizona State G 14 Herro, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky F 24 Highsmith, Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling F 11 Jaquez, Jaime Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-02-18 UCLA F 16 Johnson, Keshad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-06-23 Arizona F 5 Jović, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia G 9 Larsson, Pelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-23 Arizona F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA G 0 Richardson, Josh  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee G/F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan G 2 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville G 12 Smith, Dru  (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-30 Missouri G 4 Stevens, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-01 Colorado State C 7 Ware, Kel'el 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2004-04-20 Indiana

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach(es) Malik Allen Caron Butler Octavio De La Grana Wayne Ellington Eric Glass Chris Quinn Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: January 3, 2025

Retired numbers

The Heat have retired three numbers, although only two of the players played for the franchise. Michael Jordan was the first player to be honored despite not having played for the Heat. Pat Riley retired Jordan's signature No. 23 before his final game in Miami during the 2002–03 season as a tribute to his career.

During the 2005–06 season the organization honored Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino's No. 13 in respect of his contributions to the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). However, the No. 13 jersey is not retired and still available to use by the Heat players.

Jordan never played for the franchise; the number was retired for his "contributions to basketball".

Honored numbers

13 - Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins (NFL). (The number is not retired and still available to use by the Heat players.)

Former players

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• Glen Rice was a guard/forward, selected 4th overall by Miami in 1989 and playing until 1995. After averaging 13.6 points per game in his rookie season, Rice consistently averaged over 20 points per game for his remaining five seasons in Miami. Once scored 56 points in a regular season game versus the Orlando Magic, which remains a franchise record.
• Grant Long was a forward, selected 33rd overall by the Heat in their first draft. Played from 1988 through 1994. Known for aggressive defense and strong rebounding.
• Steve Smith was a shooting guard, selected 5th overall in 1991 and played for Miami until 1994. Consistently averaged double-digit points per game, even up to 20.5 in his final season.
• Harold Miner was a shooting guard and a small forward, selected 12th overall by Miami in 1992 and playing until 1996. Despite a largely lackluster career, Miner was famed for his dunking prowess; he remains the only Heat player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, which he did twice in 1993 and 1995.
• Rony Seikaly was a center, selected ninth as the franchise's first ever draft pick. Set numerous first records for the Heat. Named Most Improved Player in 1990, the Heat's first ever NBA individual or team award. Played from 1988 through 1994; was traded to Golden State Warriors.
• Alonzo Mourning was a center, traded to Miami from the Charlotte Hornets in 1995. He played until 2001, but returned in 2004 and remained until 2008. As the co-captain along with Hardaway, Mourning averaged a double-double with the Heat, and was noted for his intimidating shot-blocking. A five-time All Star and two-time Defensive Player of The Year (1999 and 2000), Mourning finished second in MVP voting in 1999, behind Karl Malone. Mourning is the all-time franchise leader in rebounds (4807) and blocks (1625). His 9459 points were the most in franchise history until Dwyane Wade passed him on March 14, 2009. His jersey No. 33 was retired at American Airlines Arena March 30, 2009
• Tim Hardaway was a point guard, traded from the Golden State Warriors to Miami in 1996 and played until 2001. Famous for his crossover dribble, Hardaway was once the all-time leader in assists for the Heat with 1,947, until his total was surpassed by Dwyane Wade on January 16, 2010. As a co-captain along with Mourning, Hardaway led the Heat to some of the franchise's best seasons, including four straight division titles and an appearance in the Conference Finals. His game-winner against the Orlando Magic in the 1997 playoffs earned the first ever playoff series win for the Heat. He remains their all-time leader in three point field goals (806). His jersey No. 10 was retired at American Airlines Arena on October 28, 2009.
• Dan Majerle was a shooting guard and a small forward, traded to Miami from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1996, playing until 2001. Made a career out of his perimeter sharpshooting, defensive mindset and accuracy with three pointers, but was noted for remarkable ball-handling and passing skills. Was an All-Star in 1995. Began his stint as a sixth man, but quickly made his way into the starting lineup.
• Jamal Mashburn was a small forward, traded to Miami from the Dallas Mavericks in 1997 and played until 2000. As an athletic, high-scoring swingman, Mashburn was a skilled ball-handler, an aggressive defender and a sharpshooting threat, especially from the three point line.
• Voshon Lenard left the minor-league Continental Basketball Association to sign with the Heat in 1995. Emerged as a three point shooting threat and a determined defender. Averaged 12.3, 12.6 and 11.9 points per game in his second, third and fifth seasons with Miami. Most memorable for double-punting the game-winning field goal on December 10, 1996 at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• PJ Brown was a forward/center traded to Miami from the New Jersey Nets in 1996 and played until 2000. Starting off as something of an enigma to the Heat, Brown quickly proved to be one of their more athletic players, and gained a reputation for his focus on rebounding, blocking shots and hustling for loose balls. Famous for lifting Charlie Ward over his shoulder after the Knick rammed himself onto his hip after a Miami free throw.
• Shaquille O'Neal was acquired in a blockbuster trade from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004, playing until 2008. O'Neal was a key figure to the Heat's consecutive runs to the Conference Finals in 2005 and 2006 with a championship run in the 2006 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Pat Riley (head coach) (2008)

Head coaches

There have been six head coaches for the Heat franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Ron Rothstein, who served for three seasons with the Heat. Pat Riley, having coached the Heat for eleven seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (849), the most regular-season game wins (454), the most playoff games coached (50), and the most playoff-game wins (26); Stan Van Gundy is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage in the regular season (.605). Riley is the only Heat head coach to be named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history, to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, having won it in the 1996–97 season, to have won the NBA championship with the Miami Heat (2006), and to have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, having been elected into the Hall of Fame in 2008. Erik Spoelstra is the only Heat head coach to have spent his entire NBA coaching career with the Heat, and has been the head coach of the Heat since 2008. The Heat's general managers have been Lewis Schaffel (1988–1995), Dave Wohl (1995–1996), Randy Pfund (1996–2008) and Pat Riley (NBA Executive of the Year in 2011).

Franchise accomplishments and awards

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Franchise leaders

All numbers as of June 28, 2012

Individual awards

NBA Most Valuable Player

• LeBron James – 2012

NBA Finals MVP

• Dwyane Wade – 2006
• LeBron James – 2012

NBA All-Star Game MVP

• Dwyane Wade – 2010

NBA Scoring Champion

• Dwyane Wade – 2009

NBA Defensive Player of the Year

• Alonzo Mourning – 1999, 2000

NBA Most Improved Player Award

• Rony Seikaly – 1990
• Isaac Austin – 1997

Best NBA Player ESPY Award

• Dwyane Wade – 2006
• LeBron James - 2012

NBA Coach of the Year

• Pat Riley – 1997

NBA Executive of the Year

• Pat Riley – 2011

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

• P. J. Brown – 1997
• Alonzo Mourning – 2002

All-NBA First Team

• Dwyane Wade – 2009, 2010
• Shaquille O'Neal – 2005, 2006
• LeBron James – 2011, 2012
• Alonzo Mourning – 1999
• Tim Hardaway – 1997

All-NBA Second Team

• Dwyane Wade – 2005, 2006, 2011
• Tim Hardaway – 1998, 1999
• Alonzo Mourning – 2000

All-NBA Third Team

• Dwyane Wade – 2007, 2012

NBA All-Defensive First Team

• Alonzo Mourning – 1999, 2000
• LeBron James – 2011, 2012

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

• Dwyane Wade – 2005, 2009, 2010
• P.J. Brown – 1997, 1999
• Bruce Bowen – 2001

NBA All-Rookie First Team

• Sherman Douglas – 1990
• Steve Smith – 1992
• Alonzo Mourning - 1993
• Caron Butler – 2003
• Dwyane Wade – 2004
• Michael Beasley – 2009

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

• Kevin Edwards – 1989
• Glen Rice – 1990
• Willie Burton – 1991
• Udonis Haslem – 2004
• Mario Chalmers – 2009

NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion

• Dwyane Wade – 2006, 2007

NBA All-Star Three-point Shootout Champion

• Glen Rice – 1995
• Jason Kapono – 2007
• Daequan Cook – 2009
• James Jones – 2011

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Champion

• Harold Miner – 1993, 1995

NBA All-Star Shooting Stars Contest Champion

• Chris Bosh – 2013

NBA All-Star selections

• Dwyane Wade – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Alonzo Mourning – 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Shaquille O'Neal – 2005, 2006, 2007
• LeBron James – 2011, 2012, 2013
• Chris Bosh – 2011, 2012, 2013
• Tim Hardaway – 1997, 1998
• Anthony Mason – 2001
• Stan Van Gundy – 2005 (As coach.)
• Erik Spoelstra - 2013 (As coach.)

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