2017–18 Miami Heat season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2017–18 Miami Heat season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
| President | Pat Riley |
| General manager | Andy Elisburg |
| Owner | Micky Arison |
| Arena | American Airlines Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 44–38 (.537) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to 76ers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Sun |
| Radio | 790 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 |
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| 1 | 14 | Edrice "Bam" Adebayo | C |  United States |
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Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | – | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Washington 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 | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Washington 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
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Regular season
Playoffs
| 2018 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Josh Richardson | SF | 81 | 81 | 2,689 | 285 | 231 | 121 | 75 | 1,045 | 33.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .9 | 12.9 |
| Wayne Ellington | SG | 77 | 2 | 2,041 | 218 | 79 | 53 | 8 | 864 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .7 | .1 | 11.2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | PF | 76 | 22 | 1,779 | 431 | 207 | 62 | 35 | 872 | 23.4 | 5.7 | 2.7 | .8 | .5 | 11.5 |
| Goran Dragić | PG | 75 | 75 | 2,378 | 306 | 359 | 63 | 12 | 1,296 | 31.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .8 | .2 | 17.3 |
| James Johnson | PF | 73 | 41 | 1,943 | 358 | 280 | 70 | 51 | 788 | 26.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .7 | 10.8 |
| Tyler Johnson | PG | 72 | 39 | 2,052 | 248 | 165 | 60 | 34 | 843 | 28.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .5 | 11.7 |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 69 | 19 | 1,368 | 381 | 101 | 32 | 41 | 477 | 19.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .6 | 6.9 |
| Justise Winslow | PF | 68 | 25 | 1,680 | 370 | 148 | 54 | 33 | 529 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | .8 | .5 | 7.8 |
| Hassan Whiteside | C | 54 | 54 | 1,364 | 618 | 54 | 37 | 94 | 754 | 25.3 | 11.4 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| Dion Waiters | SG | 30 | 30 | 918 | 77 | 113 | 23 | 9 | 429 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .8 | .3 | 14.3 |
| Jordan Mickey | PF | 23 | 3 | 284 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 93 | 12.3 | 3.5 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 4.0 |
| Dwyane Wade† | SG | 21 | 0 | 467 | 71 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 252 | 22.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | .9 | .7 | 12.0 |
| Rodney McGruder | SG | 18 | 2 | 299 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 91 | 16.6 | 1.8 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Derrick Walton | PG | 16 | 0 | 147 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 1.8 |
| Derrick Jones Jr.† | SF | 14 | 8 | 212 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 15.1 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .6 | 3.7 |
| Udonis Haslem | C | 14 | 0 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5.1 | .7 | .4 | .0 | .1 | .6 |
| Luke Babbitt† | SF | 13 | 5 | 145 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11.2 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 2.5 |
| Okaro White | PF | 6 | 4 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13.3 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Matt Williams | SG | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| James Johnson | PF | 5 | 5 | 161 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 32.2 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| Goran Dragić | PG | 5 | 5 | 156 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 31.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .0 | 18.6 |
| Josh Richardson | SF | 5 | 5 | 130 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | PG | 5 | 5 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16.2 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Hassan Whiteside | C | 5 | 5 | 77 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 15.4 | 6.0 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | PF | 5 | 0 | 146 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 29.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 5 | 0 | 127 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 25.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 16.6 |
| Justise Winslow | PF | 5 | 0 | 125 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | .8 | .8 | 9.8 |
| Wayne Ellington | SG | 5 | 0 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 20.2 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 7.8 |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 5 | 0 | 77 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15.4 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .4 | 3.4 |
| Rodney McGruder | SG | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Luke Babbitt | SF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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] |