2017–18 Miami Heat season

The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2017–18 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerPat Riley
OwnersMicky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record4438 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to 76ers 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Sun
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"

On the February 8, 2018 NBA trade deadline, the Heat re-acquired star shooting guard Dwyane Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second round draft pick, after losing him to free agency in July 2016.

Despite a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2018, the Heat clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time in ten seasons. Furthermore, they won their division on April 11 as a result of an overtime win over the Toronto Raptors, as well as a loss by the Washington Wizards to the Orlando Magic. The Heat finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which clinched the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This made the Heat the lowest seeded playoff team to win a division championship since the NBA modified playoff seeding in 2016.

In the playoffs, they faced the 3rd seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and were defeated in 5 games.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 14 Edrice "Bam" Adebayo PF  United States Kentucky

Roster

Roster listing
2017–18 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997–07–18 Kentucky
F 22 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada
G 7 Dragić, Goran (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia
G 2 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina
F 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida
F 16 Johnson, James (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest
G 8 Johnson, Tyler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–05–07 Fresno State
G/F 5 Jones, Derrick (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–02–15 UNLV
G/F 17 McGruder, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–07–29 Kansas State
F/C 25 Mickey, Jordan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994–07–09 LSU
F/C 9 Olynyk, Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga
G 0 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette
G 11 Waiters, Dion  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse
G 14 Walton, Derrick (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–04–03 Michigan
C 21 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–06–13 Marshall
F 20 Winslow, Justise 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–03–26 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: 2018–03–24

Standings

Division

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yMiami Heat 44 38 .537 0.0 26–15 18–23 11–5 82
xWashington Wizards 43 39 .524 1.0 23–18 20–21 8–8 82
Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 8.0 21–20 15–26 11–5 82
Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 19.0 17–24 8–33 5–11 82
Atlanta Hawks 24 58 .293 20.0 16–25 8–33 5–11 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 cToronto Raptors * 59 23 .720 82
2 xBoston Celtics 55 27 .671 4.0 82
3 xPhiladelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 7.0 82
4 yCleveland Cavaliers * 50 32 .610 9.0 82
5 xIndiana Pacers 48 34 .585 11.0 82
6 yMiami Heat * 44 38 .537 15.0 82
7 xMilwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15.0 82
8 xWashington Wizards 43 39 .524 16.0 82
9 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 20.0 82
10 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 23.0 82
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 30.0 82
12 Brooklyn Nets 28 54 .341 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 32.0 82
14 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 34.0 82
15 Atlanta Hawks 24 58 .293 35.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 26–15; Road: 18–23)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
2018 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2017[1] To Miami Heat
A. J. Hammons
Two way contract, free agent
To Dallas Mavericks
Josh McRoberts
Future second-round draft pick
Cash considerations

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Dion Waiters July 7, 2017 [2]
James Johnson July 7, 2017 [3]
Udonis Haslem July 20, 2017 [4]

Additions

Player Signed Contract Former Team Ref.
Kelly Olynyk July 7, 2017 Boston Celtics [5]
Derrick Walton July 24, 2017 Two-way contract Michigan Wolverines [6]
Matt Williams July 24, 2017 Two-way contract Central Florida Knights [7]
Jordan Mickey August 20, 2017 Boston Celtics [8]
Larry Drew II September 5, 2017 Two-way contract Philadelphia 76ers [9]

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team Ref.
Chris Bosh Life-threatening illness / Waived N/A (Retired) [10]
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References

  1. "Heat Trade Josh McRoberts". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. "Heat Re-Signs Dion Waiters". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. "Heat Re-Signs James Johnson". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. "Heat Re-Signs Udonis Haslem". NBA.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. "Heat Signs Kelly Olynyk". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. "Heat Signs Derrick Walton Jr". NBA.com. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. "Heat Signs Matt Williams". NBA.com. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. "Heat Signs Jordan Mickey". NBA.com. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  9. "Heat Signs Larry Drew II". NBA.com. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  10. "Heat Waive Chris Bosh". NBA.com. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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