2017–18 Miami Heat season

2017–18 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coach Erik Spoelstra
General manager Pat Riley
Owner(s) 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 @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Sun
Radio 790 AM, "The Ticket"

The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the February 8, 2018 NBA trade deadline, the Heat regained star shooting guard Dwyane Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second round pick, reuniting him with the Heat after losing him to free agency in July 2016. Despite a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2018, Heat clinched their playoff berth for the eighth time in the last ten seasons. Furthermore, they would win their division on April 11 with an overtime win over the Toronto Raptors and having the Washington Wizards lose to the Orlando Magic, thus making them the lowest seeded playoff team to win a division championship since the NBA changed how playoff seedings would be placed back in 2016.

They finished the regular season with 44–38, which clinched the 6th seed and the Southeast Division. In the playoffs, the Heat faced the 3rd seeded 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

2017–18 Miami Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
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
y – Miami Heat 44 38 .537 0.0 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
# 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)
Pre-season: 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)
October: 2–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–1)
November : 8–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 6–5)
December : 9–6 (Home: 4–4; Road: 5–2)
January : 10–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–4)
February : 3–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–5)
March : 9–7 (Home: 8–2; Road: 1–5)
April : 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

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

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2017[1] To Miami Heat
A. J. Hammons		 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 Sioux Falls Skyforce (G League) [9]

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team Ref.
Chris Bosh Life-threatening illness / Waived [10]

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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