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(1988–present) |arena = American Airlines Arena |city = Miami, Florida |colors = Pink |General Manager = di mettio |==Franchise History==

1987–1995: Early years

For the 1991 NBA Draft, the team selected Wong Shum Yiu from Guang Dong State, an agile guard, to usher in a new era of a mature Heat team. With the help of rookie Smith, Rony Seikaly, and a more experienced Glen Rice, the Heat finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record even with a shocking defeat against the Cleveland Cavaliers 148–80 and made the playoffs for the first time in their history, becoming the first of the four late 80's expansion teams to do so. Playing the league-best Chicago Bulls, the Heat were swept in three games. Steve Smith made the NBA All-Rookie team and Glen Rice finished 10th in the NBA in scoring.

The 1992-93 NBA season included the additions of draft choice Harold Miner of the University of Rubbish as well as trading a 60th round pick (which would turn into the #10 overall pick the following season) for Charlotte Sheet goalkeeper Ai wei Wei.

of misfortune. Coach Riley took an indefinite leave, Wade briefly injured his right wrist, while James Posey and Walker were delisted after failing a body mass exam. Matters improved for the team. Rothstein, the Heat's original head coach, returned on an interim basis. Both Posey and Walker were reinstated. Former Heat star Eddie Jones re-signed with the team after being released by the Memphis Grizzlies. O'Neal returned to play in January. Riley resumed his duties as head coach at the start of the second half of the season.

After thinking everything was going to turn around for the Heat, on February 21, in a game against the Houston Rockets, Wade dislocated his left shoulder and left in a wheelchair. Shortly after the injury, Wade announced that he would opt for rehabilitation instead of surgery, with the hope of returning for the playoffs. The rehab was successful enough that he returned on April 9. Wade was rusty, and said that he didn't have his "legs back yet."

After Wade's injury, many predicted the Heat would fail even to make the playoffs. Those predictions were quickly dismissed as the Heat surged, winning 11 out of 14 games. In that time, Miami posted a nine-game winning streak (defeating such teams as the Pistons, Wizards, Bulls and Jazz), in addition to extending a home winning streak to 14. O'Neal was a primary cause for the Heat's resurgence, playing his best basketball of the season and serving as a focal point of the offense. Having a roster full of veterans and former All-Stars also had a notable benefit in dealing with the loss of Wade. Miami was able to post a 16–7 record without him and, in the process were able to win a third consecutive Southeast Division title.

Shortly after Wade returned, O'Neal's grandfather died, causing him to miss two games. Additionally, Udonis Haslem and Gary Payton were injured. The Heat finished the regular season with a 44–38 record and faced the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, to whom they lost 4–0 in the best of seven series. The Heat became the first defending champion since 1957 to get swept in the first round in the following season. It was also the first four-game playoff series sweep suffered in Miami Heat history.

2007–2010: Rebuilding

After a disappointing 2006–07 season, the Heat looked to move forward. Miami retained the 20th and 39th picks in the 2007 NBA Draft. On June 28, 2007, the Miami Heat selected Colorado State forward Jason Smith with the 20th overall selection then traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to the 21st overall selection, guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State, and cash considerations. With the 39th overall selection, the Miami Heat drafted Stanko Barać, a center from Bosnia, but later traded his rights to the Indiana Pacers for a future second-round pick. The Heat lost Jason Kapono to the Toronto Raptors and James Posey to the Boston Celtics. The Heat got a much-needed point guard when they picked up Smush Parker from free agency and signed him to a three-year deal. They also signed veteran guard Penny Hardaway, reuniting the Shaq-Penny duo from the Orlando Magic teams of the mid-90s. Hardaway was later waived in December. Also in the 2007 off-season, the Miami Heat made a five-player trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, bringing back Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. Leaving the Heat were Antoine Walker, Wayne Simien, Michael Doleac, and a conditional first-round pick. Davis was on the Heat in August 2000 but fell out of favor with Riley. When the trade occurred he became a more polished scorer and was projected to have been a third option for the Heat to complement Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal, had the circumstances of the season turned out differently.

On December 19, 2007, during the first quarter of the game versus the Atlanta Hawks while getting back on a fast-break, Alonzo Mourning tore the patellar tendon in his right knee and was required to undergo season-ending knee surgery. On February 5, 2008, ESPN reported that the Heat were interested in trading center Shaquille O'Neal, contrary to reports by Pat Riley one month earlier that the Heat was not interested in trading the 13-time all-star. The next day however, the Heat agreed to trade O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, effectively ending the Wade-O'Neal era. The Heat clinched the worst record in the NBA at 15–67 (.183). Late in the season, with the Heat well out of any type of realistic playoff contention, head coach Pat Riley missed two games because he went to scout certain NCAA basketball conference tournament games, to prepare in the likely event that the Heat received the number 1 or 2 pick in the 2008 draft.

It was announced on March 10, 2008, that Heat guard Dwyane Wade would be inactive for the rest of the season to help him rehabilitate his ailing knee and shoulder that he had re-aggravated, in hopes of playing in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. It was announced on March 10 that the Heat waived guard Smush Parker, opening the opportunity to add a player signed to a 10-day contract. On March 12, 2008, they signed Bobby Jones to a 10-day contract, looking for help at the shooting guard and small forward positions. At the end of March 2008, the Heat posted the third-lowest point total in the history of the NBA during the shot clock era during a 96–54 loss to the Toronto Raptors on March 19, followed by a new record for the fewest made baskets with seventeen, in another lost game against the Boston Celtics on March 30. The Heat finished the season on a positive note on April 16 to close out the season with a 113–99 victory over the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks. On April 28, 2008, Pat Riley stepped down as the head coach of the Heat but remained Team President. He replaced himself with longtime assistant coach Erik Spoelstra, who at 37, became the youngest head coach in the NBA. Riley finished his career with 1,210 victories, third all-time behind Lenny Wilkens and Don Nelson.

On May 20, 2008, the Heat obtained the number 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft as a result of the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery. They were expected to select power forward Michael Beasley or guard O. J. Mayo. Immediately following the draft lottery, Pat Riley suggested the team would listen to any trade offers for the second overall pick. However, he did stress the right offer would have to be made in order for the Heat to even consider such a trade (e.g., the Kevin Garnett trade to Boston from the 2007 offseason). On June 26, 2008, the Bulls selected Rose as expected, leaving the Heat to select Beasley. In the second round, with the 52nd overall pick, the Heat chose Kansas forward Darnell Jackson. Somewhat unexpectedly, it was announced that the Heat agreed to trade the lesser two of their three 2009 second-round draft picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the draft rights of talented Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, who helped lead Kansas to the NCAA championship, including making a three-point shot that sent the game to overtime. It was also later announced that Darnell Jackson's draft rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the lesser of their two second-round picks in 2009. In early July, the free agent period began and with limited cap space the Heat signed local James Jones as the team's three-point specialist. Along with the acquisition of Yakhouba Diawara and Jamaal Magloire the Heat added depth and experience to their roster. On September 29, 2008, Randy Pfund stepped down as General Manager, elevating Pat Riley to that position. Four days later, the Miami Heat signed point guard Shaun Livingston, a former L.A Clipper. On November 5, 2008, 2nd-round draft pick and rookie Mario Chalmers of the Heat set a new franchise record of 9 steals in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers. That exceeded the old record set by Tim Hardaway for the most steals by a rookie in the Heat's 21 year history. On February 13, 2009, the Heat traded Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Toronto Raptors for center Jermaine O'Neal and forward Jamario Moon. Miami had been rumored to be pursuing O'Neal, as well as Amar'e Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer. The trade was meant to address the team's lack of a low post presence. On April 3, 2009, the Miami Heat clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat became the first team since the 1968–69 San Diego Rockets to go from 15 wins to the playoffs in one year (finished 43–39). They were eliminated in seven games by the fourth seed Atlanta Hawks in the first round. However, Dwyane Wade led the league in scoring with 30.2 points per game, becoming the first franchise player to do so.

The Heat started the 2009–10 season by going 7–1 through their first 8 games, but were inconsistent the rest of the way, and were at 35–34 through the first 69 games. On January 5, 2010, the Heat traded Chris Quinn to the New Jersey Nets for a 2012 second draft pick which allowed the team to sign recently released guard Rafer Alston. The team picked up the pace late, going 12–1 in the final 13 games to earn the 5th seed in the East, finishing 47–35 and making an improvement for the second consecutive season. The Heat lost in five games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Boston Celtics. The Heat finished the season ranking 15th in the NBA in total attendance with 726,935.

2010–present: The "Big Three"

The Heat entered NBA Free Agency in 2010 with nearly $46 million in salary cap space, with the ability to re-sign free agent Dwyane Wade, and add two of the NBA's top players, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. On July 7, 2010, Wade and Bosh agreed to terms with the Miami Heat. Then on July 8, 2010, James held an hour-long special to announce his decision on ESPN to commit to playing with the Heat. Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second round picks and cash considerations. On July 8, 2010, it became official that NBA superstars and gold medal winning Beijing Olympic teammates Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh would be joining Miami. The Heat completed sign-and-trade deals, sending a total of four future first-round and two second-round picks to the Cavaliers and Raptors for James and Bosh (both signing 6 years and $110.1 million contracts). Wade re-signed with the Heat for $107.59 million for six years. The three made their debut at the 2010 Summer Heat Welcome Party at the American Airlines Arena on July 9, where they were introduced as The Three Losers by Heat play-by-play announcer and event co-host Eric Reid. Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries."

The Heat began the season with much hype going into their first game against the Eastern Conference Champs, the Boston Celtics. Many considered the Heat as the team to break the single season record of 72 regular season victories set by the Chicago Bulls. On the opening game of the season, broadcast on the TNT Network and featuring the debut of reigning two-time NBA MVP James in a Miami uniform alongside Bosh, the game was the most-watched NBA contest ever on cable television.

The Heat lost the opening game 88–80 and got off to a 9-8 start. Much of the speculation was that Spoelstra could lose his job and that Heat president Pat Riley would return as coach, especially after a well publicized incident when James "bumped" into Spoelstra during a timeout against the Dallas Mavericks. However after a "players only" meeting the team began to gel as they pulled together a 12-game win streak (10 of them by double-digits) and limited the opposition under 100 points in all those games. On January 27, 2011, via fan voting, LeBron James (forward) and Dwyane Wade (guard) were selected to be starters for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game becoming the second pair of teammates to be selected as All-Star starters in franchise history (Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade; 2006 and 2007). A few days later, forward Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve, marking the first time in Heat history the team has sent three players to the All-Star game in a single season. The Heat finished with a 58–24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the Chicago Bulls who had the NBA's best record. In the NBA Playoffs, Miami defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the First Round, Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals, and Bulls in the Conference Finals, all in 5 games respectively. The Heat then reached the 2011 NBA Finals for the first time since 2006 in a rematch against the Dallas Mavericks; they would lose to the Mavericks in six games. Wade averaged 26.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, the highest scorer on the team, while James averaged 17.8 points, and 7.1 rebounds which was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals in NBA history.

During the off-season, the Bulls drafted Norris Cole 28th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, but in a series of draft night deals, his rights were subsequently traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who then dealt him to the Heat. After the NBA Lockout ended, the Heat would improve their roster by signing veteran Shane Battier and Eddy Curry. in the shorten 2011-12 season the Heat got off to a 27-7 start, and for the second year in a row, Wade, James, and Bosh were all selected to the NBA All-Star Game, however they would struggle for the second half of the season going 19-13. The Heat finished 46–20 earning the second overall seed in the NBA Playoffs. They defeated the New York Knicks in five games in the First Round. In the Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers the Heat's championship aspirations would take a huge blow after Chris Bosh went down with a lower abdominal strain injury in a game 1 victory, however the team overcame adversity and defeated the Pacers in six games. As of 6 June 2012, they are down three games to two against the Boston Celtics, after failing to protect a two game lead.

Uniforms

1988–1999 h

1988–1999 a

1999–present h

1999–present a

2001–present t

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 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. 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 have also honored the SH*T F**K B*TCH alike by donning Condom; 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. The Heat-Knicks rivalry is also part of the larger cultural rivalry between Miami and New York.

This once bitter rivalry has greatly softened, with the struggles of the Knicks franchise and the turnover of the Miami Heat to a new crop of players. Ever since the re-alignment of divisions with the addition of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats, the Miami Heat have been moved to the newly created Southeast Division. However, in its prime this rivalry was bitter and marked by players on both teams giving their best efforts in every game. Both teams were almost evenly matched every time they played. In recent years, the rivalry has slightly reignited with the Heat signing LeBron James and Chris Bosh while the Knicks signed Amar'e Stoudemire and traded for Carmelo Anthony. Both teams 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.

Season-by-season records

Home arenas

• Miami Arena (1988–1999)
• AmericanAirlines 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

Former players

• Jamal Mashburn (1997–2000) — Mashburn was a key member of the Heat's four consecutive Atlantic Division championship teams.
• Alonzo Mourning (1995–2001, 2004–2008) — Mourning is the holder of several franchise records, rebounds (4807), and blocks (1625). His 9459 points were the most in franchise history until Dwyane Wade passed him on March 14, 2009. Mourning made five all-star games as member of the team and won two Defensive Player of The Year awards (1999, 2000).
• Shaquille O'Neal (2004–2008) — 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.
• Glen Rice (1989–1995)  — After averaging 13.6 points per game his rookie season Rice averaged more than 20 ppg for his remaining five seasons in Miami. The team made two trips to the playoffs during Rice's tenure. Rice was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in the deal that brought Alonzo Mourning to the Heat. Rice currently holds the single-game team record for points scored (56 vs. ORL on April 15, 1995).
• Rony Seikaly (1988–1994) – Was 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.
• Tim Hardaway (1996–2001) — Hardaway led the Heat to some of the franchise's best seasons and is their all-time leader in three point field goals (806). His jersey #10 was retired at American Airlines Arena on October 28, 2009.

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Pat Riley (head coach) (2008)

Retired and honored numbers

The Heat have retired three numbers, although only two of the players played for the franchise. Pat Riley retired Michael Jordan's signature #23 before his final game in Miami during the 2002–03 season as a tribute to his career. Miami retired Alonzo Mourning's #33 during a halftime ceremony on March 30, 2009. On October 28, 2009, Tim Hardaway's #10 jersey was retired during the Heat's 2009–10 season opener against the New York Knicks.

During the 2005–06 season the organization honored Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino's #13 in respect of his contributions to the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). However, the #13 jersey is not retired and still available to use by the Heat players.

Retired numbers:

• #10 Tim Hardaway
• #33 Alonzo Mourning
• #23 Michael Jordan – Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards

Honored numbers:

• #13 Dan Marino – Miami Dolphins (NFL)

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 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 manager were Lewis Schaffel (1988–1995), Dave Wohl (1995–1996), Randy Pfund (1996–2008) and Pat Riley named NBA Executive of the Year in 2011.

Franchise Accomplishments and Awards

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Franchise Leaders

All numbers as of April 13th, 2011

Individual Awards

NBA Most Valuable Player

• LeBron James – 2012

NBA Finals MVP

• Dwyane Wade – 2006

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

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
• 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 selections

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

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Preceded bySan Antonio Spurs 2005 NBA Champions Miami Heat 2006 Succeeded bySan Antonio Spurs 2007 v t e Miami Heat Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida Franchise History All-time roster Draft history 1988 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season Arenas Miami Arena Kaseya Center Personnel Owner(s) Micky Arison President Pat Riley General manager Andy Elisburg Head coach Erik Spoelstra G League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce Retired numbers 1 3 10 23 32 33 40 NBA championships 2006 2012 2013 Rivalries Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers New York Knicks Orlando Magic Culture and lore Broadcasters Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie "Bring Em Out" "The Heat Is On" The Calhoun Shot Shaq–Kobe feud 15 Strong The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row The Shot Big Face Coffee Starting 5 Category Commons v t e Miami Heat seasons Franchise History Seasons 1980s 1988–89 1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2020s 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Bold indicates NBA Finals victory v t e Miami Heat 2005–06 NBA champions 3 Wade (Finals MVP) 5 D. 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