2015–16 Miami Heat season

The 2015–16 Miami Heat season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

2015–16 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerPat Riley
OwnersMicky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Raptors 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Sun
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"

During the season, the Heat dealt fan favorites and recent champions Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen to the Memphis Grizzlies and picked up seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson after Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets agreed to a buyout-waiver near the end of the regular season. They also shot a franchise-high FG% of 67.5% in a game versus the Chicago Bulls on March 1. Center Hassan Whiteside would also lead the NBA in blocks this season. The Heat ended the year as the 3rd seed in the east and as the Southeast Division champions for the 12th time in franchise history, with both the overall playoff spot and division title coming after a disappointing, lottery-bound 2014–15 season in the aftermath of LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent, thus defeating the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat finished their 2015–16 run in a Game 7 (89-116) loss against the Toronto Raptors in the conference semifinals.

After 13 years, it marked the end of the Dwyane Wade era as he signed with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. However, he later returned to the team at the trade deadline of the 2017–18 NBA season.

Chris Bosh played his final home game versus the San Antonio Spurs on February 9, 2016, as he would sit out the next season due to blood clotting issues and would be waived by the Heat in July of 2017. Despite rumors of a possible return to the league to play for the Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors, or Houston Rockets, Bosh formally announced his retirement from the NBA after 14 years, on February 12, 2019 and a month later, the Heat retired his No. 1 jersey.[2]

Draft picks
Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 10 Justise Winslow SF  United States Duke
2 40 Josh Richardson SG  United States Tennessee

Roster
Roster listing
2015–16 Miami Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 1 Bosh, Chris  (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–03–24 Georgia Tech
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke
G 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia
G/F 14 Green, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–01–26 Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
F 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida
G/F 2 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–06–29 Arkansas
G 8 Johnson, Tyler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–07 Fresno State
F 4 McRoberts, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–28 Duke
G 0 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee
F/C 12 Stokes, Jarnell (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1994-01-07 Tennessee
C 5 Stoudemire, Amar'e 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
G 3 Wade, Dwyane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette
G 12 Weber, Brianté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1992-12-23 Virginia Commonwealth
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
F 11 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–12–02 South Kent HS (CT)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–12

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Miami Heat 48 34 .585 0.0 28–13 20–21 10–6 82
x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 0.0 27–14 21–20 8–8 82
x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 0.0 30–11 18–23 8–8 82
Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 7.0 22–19 19–22 10–6 82
Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 13.0 23–18 12–29 4–12 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82

Preseason
2015 pre-season game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 28–13; Road: 20–21)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 9–5 (Home: 7–3; Road: 2–2)
December : 8–7 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–3)
January : 9–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–6)
February : 6–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–2)
March : 10–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–4)
April : 5–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Statistics
2015–16 Miami Heat Stats
Players GP GS MIN PPG RPG APG BPG PER
Dwyane Wade252529.8018.54.53.80.5221.1
Chris Bosh262632.7017.58.12.20.9221.6
Hassan Whiteside262628.2012.710.70.24.0024.8
Goran Dragic262631.4011.33.35.30.3113.2
Luol Deng201930.2010.54.61.30.9013.6
Tyler Johnson20720.909.12.31.80.7018.1
Justise Winslow26027.506.04.91.30.696.8
Gerald Green20726.2012.02.30.80.3512.4
Amar'e Stoudemire309.004.32.00.30.0021.0
Josh Richardson1218.801.51.00.40.173.0
Josh McRoberts20015.603.33.01.80.159.8
Udonis Haslem1209.201.72.00.80.088.9
      • Stats did not include traded players
      • Stats Date December 21

Playoffs

Game log
2016 playoff game log
Total: 7–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–5)
First Round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades
July 27, 2015
 To Miami Heat[3]
Conditional Future Second Round Draft Pick		 To Boston Celtics
Zoran Dragić
Future Second Round Draft Pick
July 27, 2015
 To Miami Heat[4]
Conditional 2016 Second Round Draft Pick		 To Orlando Magic
Shabazz Napier
Nov 10, 2015
 To Miami Heat[5]
Beno Udrih
Jarnell Stokes		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Mario Chalmers
James Ennis
Feb 16 & 18, 2016
 To Miami Heat[6]
Brian Roberts.		 To Memphis Grizzlies[7]
Chris Andersen.

Free agents

Re-signed
Player Signed Former Team
Goran Dragić[8] Signed 5-year contract worth $90 million Miami Heat
Dwyane Wade[9] Signed 1-year contract worth $20 million Miami Heat

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Amar'e Stoudemire[10] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Gerald Green[11] Signed 1-year contract worth $1 million Phoenix Suns
Joe Johnson[12] Claimed off waivers Brooklyn Nets

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team
Henry Walker[13] Waived Cedevita Zagreb
Beno Udrih[14] Waived Free Agent

References
  1. "HEAT Announce 2015-16 Preseason Home Schedule". Miami Heat. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-bosh-says-not-pursue-183447365.html
  3. "Boston Celtics Complete Trade with Miami Heat". nba.com/celtics. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. "Orlando Magic Acquire Guard Shabazz Napier From Heat". nba.com/magic. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. "Heat send Chalmers to Grizzlies in multi-player deal". nba.com/grizzlies. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  6. "HEAT acquire Brian Roberts". February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  7. "HEAT trade Chris Andersen". February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. "HEAT Re-Signs Goran Dragic". nba.com/heat. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. "HEAT Re-Signs Dwyane Wade". nba.com/heat. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. "HEAT Signs Amar'e Stoudemire". nba.com/heat. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. "HEAT Signs Gerald Green". nba.com/heat. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  12. "HEAT Signs Joe Johson". February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  13. "HEAT Waive Henry Walker". nba.com/heat. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  14. "HEAT Waive Beno Udrih". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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