2016–17 Miami Heat season

The 2016–17 Miami Heat season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a tumultuous negotiation process, Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with the Chicago Bulls in the offseason. This was the first season without Wade since 2003. Furthermore, Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots. It was the NBA’s first full season without Bosh since 2002-03, and the Heat’s first since 2009-10. The team got off to an 11–30 start. However the Heat rallied to a 30–11 finish, only to be eliminated all the same on their last game of the season. They entered game 82 needing a loss from either the Pacers or the Bulls and a victory over the Wizards. However, despite a 110–102 win over the Washington Wizards, both the Pacers and the Bulls won their games. The Heat finished tied with the Chicago Bulls with identical 41–41 records but the Bulls won the head-to-head tie breaker against the Heat 2–1. As a result, the Heat missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. Hassan Whiteside earned praise for being the NBA's leading rebounder after ending his previous season as the leading shot blocker of the NBA.

Draft picks

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From PF 7000500000000000000♠5 Babbitt, Luke 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada PF 7000100000000000000♠1 Bosh, Chris  7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–03–24 Georgia Tech PG 7000700000000000000♠7 Dragić, Goran 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia SG 7000200000000000000♠2 Ellington, Wayne 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina PF 7001400000000000000♠40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida SF 7001160000000000000♠16 Johnson, James 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest PG 7000800000000000000♠8 Johnson, Tyler 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–07 Fresno State SG 7001170000000000000♠17 McGruder, Rodney 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–29 Kansas State PF 7000400000000000000♠4 McRoberts, Josh  7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–28 Duke C 7001350000000000000♠35 Reed, Willie 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1990–05–16 Saint Louis SG 5000000000000000000♠0 Richardson, Josh 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee SG 7001110000000000000♠11 Waiters, Dion 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse PF 7001150000000000000♠15 White, Okaro 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1992–08–13 Florida State C 7001210000000000000♠21 Whiteside, Hassan (C) 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–06–13 Marshall SF 7001200000000000000♠20 Winslow, Justise  7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–03–26 Duke	Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach(es) Dan Craig Juwan Howard Octavio De La Grana (Player Development) Chris Quinn (Player Development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

Game log

Transactions

References