2017–18 Miami Heat season

2017–18 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
General manager	Andy Elisburg
President	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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Sun
Radio	790 AM, "The Ticket"
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

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 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.

It was the first NBA season without Chris Bosh since the 2002-03 season

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	14	Edrice "Bam" Adebayo	C	United States	Kentucky

Roster[]

2017–18 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997–07–18 Kentucky SF 22 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada PG 7 Dragić, Goran (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia SG 2 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina PF 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida PF 16 Johnson, James (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest PG 8 Johnson, Tyler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–05–07 Fresno State SF 5 Jones, Derrick (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–02–15 UNLV SG 17 McGruder, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–29 Kansas State PF 25 Mickey, Jordan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994–07–09 LSU C 9 Olynyk, Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga SG 0 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee SG 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette SG 11 Waiters, Dion  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse PG 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 SF 20 Winslow, Justise 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 (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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 1 Atlanta W 96–90 Tyler Johnson (14) Hassan Whiteside (15) Kelly Olynyk (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–0 2 October 5 @ Brooklyn L 88–107 Tyler Johnson (21) Hassan Whiteside (9) Josh Richardson (4) Barclays Center N/A 1–1 3 October 7 @ Orlando L 90–93 Josh Richardson (19) Hassan Whiteside (15) Johnson, Olynyk, Richardson (4) Amway Center 18,428 1–2 4 October 9 Charlotte W 109–106 Johnson, Richardson (18) Kelly Olynyk (12) Dion Waiters (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–2 5 October 11 Washington W 117–115 Bam Adebayo (15) Olynyk, Winslow (7) Justise Winslow (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–2 6 October 13 @ Philadelphia L 95–119 Adebayo, Johnson, Waiters (13) Jordan Mickey (10) Derrick Walton Jr. (6) Sprint Center 11,249 3–3
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 18 @ Orlando L 109–116 Hassan Whiteside (26) Hassan Whiteside (22) James Johnson (8) Amway Center 18,846 0–1 2 October 21 Indiana W 112–108 Goran Dragic (23) Kelly Olynyk (9) James Johnson (8) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 1–1 3 October 23 Atlanta W 104–93 Josh Richardson (21) Kelly Olynyk (10) Goran Dragic (6) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 2–1 4 October 25 San Antonio L 100–117 Tyler Johnson (23) James Johnson (9) Dion Waiters (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 2–2 5 October 28 Boston L 90–96 Goran Dragic (22) Justise Winslow (12) Goran Dragic (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–3 6 October 30 Minnesota L 122–125 (OT) Dion Waiters (33) Bam Adebayo (13) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–4
November : 8–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 6–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 1 Chicago W 97–91 Goran Dragic (20) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dion Waiters (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–4 8 November 3 @ Denver L 94–95 Goran Dragic (23) James Johnson (10) Goran Dragic (7) Pepsi Center 15,317 3–5 9 November 5 @ LA Clippers W 104–101 Hassan Whiteside (21) Hassan Whiteside (17) Goran Dragic (6) Staples Center 15,676 4–5 10 November 6 @ Golden State L 80–97 James Johnson (21) James Johnson (9) James Johnson (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 4–6 11 November 8 @ Phoenix W 126–115 Goran Dragic (29) Hassan Whiteside (10) Johnson, Winslow (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,500 5–6 12 November 10 @ Utah W 84–74 Dion Waiters (21) Hassan Whiteside (20) Goran Dragic (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 6–6 13 November 12 @ Detroit L 103–112 Hassan Whiteside (20) Hassan Whiteside (12) Goran Dragic (7) Little Caesars Arena 16,236 6–7 14 November 15 Washington L 93–104 Goran Dragic (21) Hassan Whiteside (21) Dion Waiters (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 6–8 15 November 17 @ Washington W 91–88 Hassan Whiteside (22) Hassan Whiteside (16) Goran Dragic (7) Capital One Arena 17,551 7–8 16 November 19 Indiana L 95–120 Wayne Ellington (21) Hassan Whiteside (8) James Johnson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 7–9 17 November 22 Boston W 104–98 Goran Dragic (27) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dion Waiters (6) American Airlines Arena 19,704 8–9 18 November 24 @ Minnesota W 109–97 Wayne Ellington (21) Hassan Whiteside (10) James Johnson (8) Target Center 18,978 9–9 19 November 26 @ Chicago W 100–93 Goran Dragic (24) Hassan Whiteside (9) James Johnson (6) United Center 20,928 10–9 20 November 28 @ Cleveland L 97–108 Dion Waiters (21) Tyler Johnson (20) Dion Waiters (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 10–10 21 November 29 @ NY Knicks L 86–115 Kelly Olynyk (18) Adebayo, Olynyk, Winslow (5) Dion Waiters (8) Madison Square Garden 17,693 10–11
December : 9–6 (Home: 4–4; Road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 1 Charlotte W 105–100 Josh Richardson (27) Justise Winslow (11) Kelly Olynyk (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 11–11 23 December 3 Golden State L 95–123 Goran Dragic (24) Kelly Olynyk (7) Kelly Olynyk (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 11–12 24 December 6 @ San Antonio L 105–117 Dion Waiters (22) Kelly Olynyk (8) Goran Dragic (6) AT&T Center 18,252 11–13 25 December 9 @ Brooklyn W 101–89 Goran Dragic (20) Dragic, Johnson (7) Dragic, Johnson, Olynyk (3) Mexico City Arena 19,777 12–13 26 December 11 @ Memphis W 107–82 Goran Dragic (19) Dragic, Johnson, Richardson, Winslow (5) Goran Dragic (5) FedEx Forum 14,857 13–13 27 December 13 Portland L 95–102 Wayne Ellington (24) James Johnson (10) James Johnson (8) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 13–14 28 December 15 @ Charlotte W 104–98 Ellington, Johnson (16) Jordan Mickey (7) Goran Dragic (7) Spectrum Center 15,565 14–14 29 December 16 LA Cilppers W 90–85 Josh Richardson (28) Johnson, Dion Waiters (6) Kelly Olynyk (4) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 15–14 30 December 18 @ Atlanta L 104–110 Josh Richardson (26) Adebayo, Mickey (10) Olynyk, Dion Waiters (5) Philips Arena 14,227 15–15 31 December 20 @ Boston W 90–89 Kelly Olynyk (32) Tyler Johnson (11) Richardson, Dion Waiters (6) TD Garden 18,624 16–15 32 December 22 Dallas W 113–101 Josh Richardson (24) Bam Adebayo (8) Adebayo, Richardson, Walton Jr. (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 17–15 33 December 23 New Orleans L 94–109 Tyler Johnson (20) Kelly Olynyk (8) Matt Willams (4) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 17–16 34 December 26 Orlando W 107–89 Josh Richardson (20) Kelly Olynyk (12) Goran Dragic (6) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 18–16 35 December 29 Brooklyn L 87–111 Josh Richardson (19) Jordan Mickey (9) Goran Dragic (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 18–17 36 December 30 @ Orlando W 117–111 Tyler Johnson (31) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (8) Amway Center 18,846 19–17
January : 10–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 3 Detroit W 111–104 Kelly Olynyk (25) Kelly Olynyk (13) Goran Dragic (13) American Airlines Arena 19,600 20–17 38 January 5 NY Knicks W 107–103 (OT) Wayne Ellington (24) Kelly Olynyk (10) Dragic, Johnson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 21–17 39 January 7 Utah W 103–102 Dragic, Johnson (16) Hassan Whiteside (10) Josh Richardson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 22–17 40 January 9 @ Toronto W 90–89 Goran Dragic (24) Adebayo, Whiteside (15) Dragic, Richardson (4) Air Canada Centre 19,800 23–17 41 January 10 @ Indiana W 114–106 Goran Dragic (20) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,540 24–17 42 January 14 Milwaukee W 97–79 Goran Dragic (25) Hassan Whiteside (10) James Johnson (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 25–17 43 January 15 @ Chicago L 111–119 Goran Dragic (22) Hassan Whiteside (8) Goran Dragic (9) United Center 20,546 25–18 44 January 17 @ Milwaukee W 106–101 Hassan Whiteside (27) Hassan Whiteside (13) James Johnson (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,695 26–18 45 January 19 @ Brooklyn L 95–101 Hassan Whiteside (22) Hassan Whiteside (13) Josh Richardson (7) Barclays Center 17,732 26–19 46 January 20 @ Charlotte W 106–105 Wayne Ellington (26) Hassan Whiteside (14) James Johnson (7) Spectrum Center 18,687 27–19 47 January 22 @ Houston L 90–99 Hassan Whiteside (22) Hassan Whiteside (13) Johnson, Winslow (4) Toyota Center 18,055 27–20 48 January 25 Sacramento L 88–89 Goran Dragic (23) Hassan Whiteside (13) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 27–21 49 January 27 Charlotte W 95–91 Josh Richardson (19) Whiteside, Johnson (10) Kelly Olynyk (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 28–21 50 January 29 @ Dallas W 95–88 Hassan Whiteside (25) Hassan Whiteside (14) James Johnson (6) American Airlines Center 19,555 29–21 51 January 31 @ Cleveland L 89–91 Goran Dragic (18) Justise Winslow (10) Goran Dragic (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 29–22
February : 3–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 @ Philadelphia L 97–103 Kelly Olynyk (19) Bam Adebayo (13) Bam Adebayo (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,636 29–23 53 February 3 @ Detroit L 107–111 Goran Dragic (33) Kelly Olynyk (8) James Johnson (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,747 29–24 54 February 5 Orlando L 109–111 Josh Richardson (20) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 29–25 55 February 7 Houston L 101–109 Dragic, Richardson (30) Hassan Whiteside (17) Goran Dragic (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 29–26 56 February 9 Milwaukee W 91–85 Tyler Johnson (19) Hassan Whiteside (16) Adebayo, Dragic, Johnson (3) American Airlines Arena 20,018 30–26 57 February 13 @ Toronto L 112–115 Goran Dragic (28) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dwyane Wade (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 30–27 58 February 14 @ Philadelphia L 102–104 James Johnson (7) Hassan Whiteside (10) Tyler Johnson (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,492 30–28 59 February 23 @ New Orleans L 123–124 (OT) Goran Dragic (30) Hassan Whiteside (16) Goran Dragic (8) Smoothie King Center 17,751 30–29 60 February 24 Memphis W 115–89 Tyler Johnson (23) Hassan Whiteside (8) Goran Dragic (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 31–29 61 February 27 Philadelphia W 102–101 Dwyane Wade (27) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragić (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 32–29
March : 9–7 (Home: 8–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 1 LA Lakers L 113–131 Dwyane Wade (25) Hassan Whiteside (7) Goran Dragić (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 32–30 63 March 3 Detroit W 105–96 Richardson, Olynyk (17) Hassan Whiteside (19) Goran Dragić (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 33–30 64 March 5 Phoenix W 125–103 Hassan Whiteside (24) Hassan Whiteside (14) Kelly Olynyk (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 34–30 65 March 6 @ Washington L 113–117 (OT) Dwyane Wade (22) Kelly Olynyk (9) Dwyane Wade (6) Capital One Arena 16,582 34–31 66 March 8 Philadelphia W 108–99 Hassan Whiteside (26) Hassan Whiteside (8) Goran Dragić (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 35–31 67 March 10 Washington W 129–102 James Johnson (20) Kelly Olynyk (11) James Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,689 36–31 68 March 12 @ Portland L 99–115 Goran Dragić (23) Justise Winslow (13) Kelly Olynyk (7) Moda Center 19,786 36–32 69 March 14 @ Sacramento L 119–123 (OT) Goran Dragić (33) Bam Adebayo (16) James Johnson (7) Golden 1 Center 17,583 36–33 70 March 16 @ LA Lakers W 92–91 Goran Dragić (30) Adebayo, Richardson (8) James Johnson (4) Staples Center 18,997 37–33 71 March 19 Denver W 149–141 (2OT) James Johnson (31) James Johnson (11) Goran Dragić (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 38–33 72 March 21 New York W 119–98 Tyler Johnson (22) Johnson, Olynyk (5) Kelly Olynyk (10) American Airlines Arena 19,600 39–33 73 March 23 @ Oklahoma City L 99–105 James Johnson (23) Bam Adebayo (7) Dragić, Richardson (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 39–34 74 March 25 @ Indiana L 107–113 (OT) Tyler Johnson (19) Johnson, Olynyk (9) Dwyane Wade (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 39–35 75 March 27 Cleveland W 98–79 Kelly Olynyk (19) Justise Winslow (9) Dragić, Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 20,093 40–35 76 March 29 Chicago W 103–92 Josh Richardson (22) Justise Winslow (9) Goran Dragić (5) American Airlines Arena 19,746 41–35 77 March 31 Brooklyn L 109–110 (OT) Dragić, Johnson (18) Dragić, Olynyk (8) James Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 41–36
April : 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 3 Atlanta W 101–98 Goran Dragić (22) Hassan Whiteside (12) James Johnson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 42–36 79 April 4 @ Atlanta W 115–86 Josh Richardson (19) Hassan Whiteside (13) Olynyk, Winslow (5) Philips Arena 16,696 43–36 80 April 6 @ NY Knicks L 98–122 Goran Dragić (15) Hassan Whiteside (6) Johnson, McGruder (4) Madison Square Garden 19,569 43–37 81 April 9 Oklahoma City L 93–115 Josh Richardson (18) Justise Winslow (9) Goran Dragić (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 43–38 82 April 11 Toronto W 116–109 (OT) Wayne Ellington (32) Hassan Whiteside (12) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 44–38
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 14 @ Philadelphia L 103–130 Kelly Olynyk (26) Olynyk, Winslow (7) Justise Winslow (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,617 0–1 2 April 16 @ Philadelphia W 113–103 Dwyane Wade (28) Johnson, Wade (7) Kelly Olynyk (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,753 1–1 3 April 19 Philadelphia L 108–128 Goran Dragic (23) Justise Winslow (10) Goran Dragic (8) American Airlines Arena 19,812 1–2 4 April 21 Philadelphia L 102–106 Dwyane Wade (25) Hassan Whiteside (13) Josh Richardson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,804 1–3 5 April 24 @ Philadelphia L 91–104 Kelly Olynyk (18) Kelly Olynyk (8) Kelly Olynyk (7) Wells Fargo Center 21,171 1–4
2018 playoff schedule

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.
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	Two-way contract	Philadelphia 76ers	[9]

Subtractions[]

Player	Reason Left	New Team	Ref.
Chris Bosh	Life-threatening illness / Waived	N/A (Retired)	[10]

References[]