2025–26 Miami Heat season
2025–26 NBA season by team
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The 2025–26 Miami Heat season was the 38th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2025–26 Miami Heat season | |
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| Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
| President | Pat Riley |
| General manager | Andy Elisburg |
| Owner | Micky Arison |
| Arena | Kaseya Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 43–39 (.524) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Sun WPLG (12 simulcasts) |
| Radio | WQAM |
The Heat advanced to the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage as the East wildcard by having the highest point differential among second-place teams in the conference, following a 3–1 group stage record and a head-to-head tiebreaker loss to the eventual Cup (and NBA) champions New York Knicks for East Group C. However, they were eliminated by the Orlando Magic in the quarterfinals.
During the March 10, 2026 game against the Washington Wizards, forward/center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, surpassing Kobe Bryant's record for the second most points scored in a single NBA game behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. Two days later, the Heat surpassed their win total from the previous season with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks. They eventually finished the regular season with a 43–39 record, placing tenth in the East.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Heat qualified for the play-in tournament. However, they lost in the first stage of the tournament to the Charlotte Hornets in overtime, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 20 | Kasparas Jakučionis | Point Guard |  Lithuania |
Illinois |
The Heat entered the draft with a single first-round pick, which was acquired from the Golden State Warriors via trade in the previous season as an exchange for forward Jimmy Butler, which conveyed after falling outside the top 10 when Golden State qualified for the 2025 NBA playoffs.[1][2] Their original first-round pick was conveyed to the Oklahoma City Thunder per a 2022 trade, as Miami’s qualification for the playoffs removed the pick's lottery protection. Meanwhile, the Heat had traded their second-round pick to the Indiana Pacers in 2019, which would end up with Golden State through subsequent trades after landing outside the Top-37 protection set upon acquisition from the Brooklyn Nets in 2024.[3]
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 – Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | – | 24–17 | 22–19 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.0 | 26–16 | 19–21 | 9–8 | 82 |
| pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2.0 | 21–20 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3.0 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 10–7 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29.0 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Detroit Pistons * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – New York Knicks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 0–6 (home: 0–4; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 26–15; Road: 17–24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
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November: 10–5 (home: 7–2; road: 3–3)
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December: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
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January: 8–9 (home: 3–4; road: 5–5)
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February: 6–5 (home: 3–2; road: 3–3)
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March: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
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April: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
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Play-in
| 2026 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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NBA Cup
East Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | New York Knicks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 512 | 477 | +35 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 507 | 458 | +49 | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 467 | 463 | +4 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 461 | 500 | −39 | |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 1 | 3 | 468 | 517 | −49 |
Source: NBA
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kel'el Ware | C | 77 | 34 | 1,704 | 694 | 56 | 59 | 84 | 851 | 22.1 | 9.0 | .7 | .8 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SF | 75 | 1 | 2,121 | 375 | 352 | 51 | 21 | 1,152 | 28.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | .7 | .3 | 15.4 |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 73 | 73 | 2,365 | 732 | 232 | 86 | 49 | 1,468 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 20.1 |
| Simone Fontecchio | SF | 70 | 9 | 1,173 | 211 | 101 | 37 | 9 | 597 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Pelle Larsson | SG | 70 | 54 | 1,849 | 244 | 236 | 49 | 16 | 800 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | .7 | .2 | 11.4 |
| Davion Mitchell | PG | 70 | 70 | 2,000 | 186 | 453 | 68 | 11 | 654 | 28.6 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Dru Smith | SG | 70 | 1 | 1,141 | 173 | 180 | 100 | 21 | 395 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Andrew Wiggins | SF | 68 | 68 | 2,063 | 329 | 182 | 76 | 69 | 1,045 | 30.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| Norman Powell | SG | 58 | 52 | 1,717 | 203 | 143 | 64 | 14 | 1,261 | 29.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 21.7 |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | PG | 53 | 12 | 945 | 138 | 137 | 33 | 7 | 328 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Nikola Jović | PF | 47 | 1 | 808 | 153 | 102 | 26 | 17 | 344 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | 7.3 |
| Myron Gardner | SF | 45 | 7 | 411 | 122 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 163 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Tyler Herro | SG | 33 | 28 | 1,033 | 158 | 136 | 23 | 12 | 677 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | .7 | .4 | 20.5 |
| Keshad Johnson | SF | 32 | 0 | 280 | 62 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 136 | 8.8 | 1.9 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Jahmir Young | PG | 14 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.1 | .3 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Vladislav Goldin | C | 9 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .8 |
| Trevor Keels | SG | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Transactions
Trades
| July 7, 2025[6] | To Miami Heat Simone Fontecchio |
To Detroit Pistons Duncan Robinson |
| July 7, 2025[7] | Three-team trade | |
| To Miami Heat Norman Powell (from L.A. Clippers) |
To Utah Jazz Kyle Anderson (from Miami) Kevin Love (from Miami) 2027 second-round pick (from L.A. Clippers) | |
| To Los Angeles Clippers John Collins (from Utah) | ||
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Davion Mitchell | [8] |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Terry Rozier | Waived | [9] |