2021–22 Miami Heat season

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2021–22 Miami Heat season
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerAndy Elisburg
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaFTX Arena
Results
Record36–20 (.643)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Sun
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Miami Heat season is the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat are looking to improve after a first-round exit sweep against the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks.[1]

This is Miami's first season wherein they play their home games in the newly-renamed FTX Arena.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft

Miami did not carry any draft picks for the 2021 NBA draft.[2]

Roster[]

Miami Heat roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky
F 22 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette
C 21 Dedmon, Dewayne 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-08-12 Southern California
G 5 Guy, Kyle (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-06-11 Virginia
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
G 14 Herro, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky
G 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986-03-25 Villanova
F 16 Martin, Caleb (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F 8 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
G 4 Oladipo, Victor Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan
G/F 31 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F 17 Tucker, P. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-05-05 Texas
G 2 Vincent, Gabe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-06-14 UC Santa Barbara
C 77 Yurtseven, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1998-06-19 Georgetown
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 9, 2022

Standings[]

Division[]

Southeast Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat 36 20 .643 0.0 18–6 18–14 10–2 56
Charlotte Hornets 28 28 .500 8.0 14–12 14–16 5–6 56
Atlanta Hawks 26 28 .481 9.0 16–12 10–16 6–5 54
Washington Wizards 25 29 .463 10.0 14–14 11–15 6–6 54
Orlando Magic 13 43 .232 23.0 5–20 8–23 2–10 56

Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Miami Heat * 36 20 .643 – 56
2 Chicago Bulls * 34 21 .618 1.5 55
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 34 21 .618 1.5 55
4 Milwaukee Bucks 35 22 .614 1.5 57
5 Philadelphia 76ers * 32 22 .593 3.0 54
6 Toronto Raptors 31 23 .574 4.0 54
7 Boston Celtics 31 25 .554 5.0 56
8 Brooklyn Nets 29 26 .527 6.5 55
9 Charlotte Hornets 28 28 .500 8.0 56
10 Atlanta Hawks 26 28 .481 9.0 54
11 Washington Wizards 25 29 .463 10.0 54
12 New York Knicks 25 31 .446 11.0 56
13 Indiana Pacers 19 37 .339 17.0 56
14 Orlando Magic 13 43 .232 23.0 56
15 Detroit Pistons 12 43 .218 23.5 55

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2021 preseason game log
Total: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Atlanta W 125–99 Tyler Herro (26) Omer Yurtseven (8) Lowry, Vincent (7) FTX Arena
19,600 		1–0
2 October 7 @ Houston W 113–106 Tyler Herro (24) Tyler Herro (9) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
10,491 		2–0
3 October 8 @ San Antonio W 109–105 Max Strus (28) Micah Potter (17) Javonte Smart (5) AT&T Center
15,160 		3–0
4 October 11 Charlotte W 104–103 Bam Adebayo (18) Omer Yurtseven (8) Garrett, Lowry (5) FTX Arena
19,600 		4–0
5 October 14 @ Atlanta L 92–127 Javonte Smart (20) Micah Potter (16) Gabe Vincent (10) State Farm Arena
12,527 		4–1
6 October 15 Boston W 121–100 Tyler Herro (29) Bam Adebayo (7) Butler, Herro (4) FTX Arena
19,600 		5–1
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 36–20 (Home: 18–6; Road: 18–14)
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 21 Milwaukee W 137–95 Tyler Herro (27) Bam Adebayo (13) Kyle Lowry (6) FTX Arena
19,600 		1–0
2 October 23 @ Indiana L 91–102 Tyler Herro (30) Bam Adebayo (16) Jimmy Butler (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,147 		1–1
3 October 25 Orlando W 107–90 Jimmy Butler (36) Bam Adebayo (13) Tyler Herro (9) FTX Arena
19,600 		2–1
4 October 27 @ Brooklyn W 106–93 Bam Adebayo (24) Jimmy Butler (14) Jimmy Butler (7) Barclays Center
17,732 		3–1
5 October 29 Charlotte W 114–99 Jimmy Butler (32) Bam Adebayo (19) Tyler Herro (6) FTX Arena
19,600 		4–1
6 October 30 @ Memphis W 129–103 Tyler Herro (22) Dewayne Dedmon (9) Kyle Lowry (8) FedExForum
15,989 		5–1
November: 8–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 @ Dallas W 125–110 Jimmy Butler (23) Bam Adebayo (13) Kyle Lowry (9) American Airlines Center
19,255 		6–1
8 November 4 Boston L 78–95 Jimmy Butler (20) Tucker, Adebayo, Lowry, Herro (7) Kyle Lowry (5) FTX Arena
19,600 		6–2
9 November 6 Utah W 118–115 Tyler Herro (29) Kyle Lowry (12) Kyle Lowry (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		7–2
10 November 8 @ Denver L 96–113 Jimmy Butler (31) Bam Adebayo (10) Jimmy Butler (8) Ball Arena
15,577 		7–3
11 November 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 117–120 (OT) Bam Adebayo (28) P. J. Tucker (13) Kyle Lowry (11) Staples Center
18,997 		7–4
12 November 11 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–112 Bam Adebayo (30) Bam Adebayo (11) Gabe Vincent (6) Staples Center
16,150 		7–5
13 November 13 @ Utah W 111–105 Tyler Herro (27) P. J. Tucker (11) Bam Adebayo (7) Vivint Arena
18,306 		8–5
14 November 15 @ Oklahoma City W 103–90 Tyler Herro (26) Dedmon, Herro, Okpala (7) Kyle Lowry (11) Paycom Center
12,330 		9–5
15 November 17 New Orleans W 113–98 Jimmy Butler (31) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		10–5
16 November 18 Washington W 112–97 Jimmy Butler (32) Bam Adebayo (9) Jimmy Butler (4) FTX Arena
19,600 		11–5
17 November 20 @ Washington L 100–103 Jimmy Butler (29) Bam Adebayo (6) Kyle Lowry (7) Capital One Arena
20,476 		11–6
18 November 23 @ Detroit W 100–92 Tyler Herro (31) Adebayo, Butler (9) Kyle Lowry (8) Little Caesars Arena
13,123 		12–6
19 November 24 @ Minnesota L 101–113 Bam Adebayo (18) Jimmy Butler (8) Butler, Lowry (5) Target Center
17,136 		12–7
20 November 27 @ Chicago W 107–104 Gabe Vincent (20) Bam Adebayo (17) Adebayo, Lowry (6) United Center
21,110 		13–7
21 November 29 Denver L 111–120 Bam Adebayo (24) Bam Adebayo (13) Kyle Lowry (14) FTX Arena
19,600 		13–8
December: 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1 Cleveland W 111–85 Tyler Herro (21) Dewayne Dedmon (13) Tyler Herro (6) FTX Arena
19,600 		13–9
23 December 3 @ Indiana W 113–104 Kyle Lowry (26) Dedmon, Tucker (6) Kyle Lowry (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13,854 		14–9
24 December 4 @ Milwaukee L 102–124 Tyler Herro (14) Dewayne Dedmon (13) Kyle Lowry (7) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		14–10
25 December 6 Memphis L 90–105 Tyler Herro (24) Dewayne Dedmon (6) Kyle Lowry (8) FTX Arena
19,600 		14–11
26 December 8 Milwaukee W 113–104 Caleb Martin (28) Dedmon, Okpala (9) Kyle Lowry (13) FTX Arena
19,600 		15–11
27 December 11 Chicago W 118–92 Duncan Robinson (26) Dewayne Dedmon (12) Kyle Lowry (14) FTX Arena
19,731 		16–11
28 December 13 @ Cleveland L 94–105 P. J. Tucker (23) P. J. Tucker (9) Tucker, Lowry (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,401 		16–12
29 December 15 @ Philadelphia W 101–96 Gabe Vincent (26) Dewayne Dedmon (14) Dedmon, Lowry (5) Wells Fargo Center
20,389 		17–12
30 December 17 @ Orlando W 115–105 Max Strus (32) Ömer Yurtseven (12) Kyle Lowry (15) Amway Center
14,103 		18–12
31 December 19 @ Detroit L 90–100 Max Strus (24) Ömer Yurtseven (12) Kyle Lowry (10) Little Caesars Arena
15,188 		18–13
32 December 21 Indiana W 125–96 Herro, Robinson (26) Ömer Yurtseven (13) Kyle Lowry (12) FTX Arena
19,600 		19–13
33 December 23 Detroit W 115–112 Tyler Herro (29) Ömer Yurtseven (12) Gabe Vincent (7) FTX Arena
19,600 		20–13
34 December 26 Orlando W 93–83 Butler, Martin (17) Ömer Yurtseven (15) Herro, Vincent (8) FTX Arena
19,600 		21–13
35 December 28 Washington W 119–112 Tyler Herro (32) Ömer Yurtseven (14) Jimmy Butler (15) FTX Arena
19,600 		22–13
— December 29 @ San Antonio Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, makeup date February 3
36 December 31 @ Houston W 120–110 Jimmy Butler (37) Ömer Yurtseven (13) Tyler Herro (9) Toyota Center
16,197 		23–13
January: 9–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 January 2 @ Sacramento L 113–115 Herro, Yurtseven (22) Ömer Yurtseven (16) Kyle Lowry (12) Golden 1 Center
13,699 		23–14
38 January 3 @ Golden State L 108–115 Jimmy Butler (22) Ömer Yurtseven (17) Kyle Lowry (11) Chase Center
18,064 		23–15
39 January 5 @ Portland W 115–109 Max Strus (25) Ömer Yurtseven (16) Kyle Lowry (9) Moda Center
15,773 		24–15
40 January 8 @ Phoenix W 123–100 Tyler Herro (33) Ömer Yurtseven (16) Kyle Lowry (13) Footprint Center
17,071 		25–15
41 January 12 @ Atlanta W 115–91 Tyler Herro (21) Martin, Yurtseven (10) Tyler Herro (11) State Farm Arena
15,355 		26–15
42 January 14 Atlanta W 124–118 Tyler Herro (24) Ömer Yurtseven (11) Jimmy Butler (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		27–15
43 January 15 Philadelphia L 98–109 Ömer Yurtseven (22) Ömer Yurtseven (11) Jimmy Butler (9) FTX Arena
19,600 		27–16
44 January 17 Toronto W 104–99 Tyler Herro (23) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		28–16
45 January 19 Portland W 104–92 Caleb Martin (26) Bam Adebayo (11) Gabe Vincent (7) FTX Arena
19,600 		29–16
46 January 21 @ Atlanta L 108–110 Bam Adebayo (21) Jimmy Butler (8) Gabe Vincent (9) FTX Arena
16,385 		29–17
47 January 23 L.A. Lakers W 113–107 Duncan Robinson (25) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (12) FTX Arena
19,973 		30–17
48 January 26 New York W 110–96 Duncan Robinson (25) Bam Adebayo (8) Bam Adebayo (11) FTX Arena
19,600 		31–17
49 January 28 L.A. Clippers W 121–114 Jimmy Butler (26) Bam Adebayo (12) Jimmy Butler (9) FTX Arena
19,600 		32–17
50 January 29 Toronto L 120–124 (3OT) Jimmy Butler (37) Bam Adebayo (16) Jimmy Butler (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		32–18
51 January 31 @ Boston L 92–122 Max Strus (27) Chris Silva (9) Gabe Vincent (9) TD Garden
19,156 		32–19
February: 4–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
52 February 1 @ Toronto L 106–110 Bam Adebayo (32) Bam Adebayo (11) Jimmy Butler (12) Scotiabank Arena
0 		32–20
53 February 3 @ San Antonio W 112–95 Tyler Herro (24) Bam Adebayo (11) Tyler Herro (5) AT&T Center
14,971 		33–20
54 February 5 @ Charlotte W 104–86 Jimmy Butler (27) Bam Adebayo (12) Kyle Lowry (6) Spectrum Center
19,420 		34-20
55 February 7 @ Washington W 121–100 Bam Adebayo (21) Tucker, Adebayo (7) Gabe Vincent (8) Capital One Arena
14,222 		35–20
56 February 10 @ New Orleans W 112–97 Butler, Adebayo (29) Kyle Lowry (11) Kyle Lowry (11) Smoothie King Center
16,672 		36-20
57 February 12 Brooklyn FTX Arena
58 February 15 Dallas FTX Arena
59 February 17 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
60 February 25 New York Madison Square Garden
61 February 26 San Antonio FTX Arena
62 February 28 Chicago FTX Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
63 March 2 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
64 March 3 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
65 March 5 Philadelphia FTX Arena
66 March 7 Houston FTX Arena
67 March 9 Phoenix FTX Arena
68 March 11 Cleveland FTX Arena
69 March 12 Minnesota FTX Arena
70 March 15 Detroit FTX Arena
71 March 18 Oklahoma City FTX Arena
72 March 21 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
73 March 23 Golden State FTX Arena
74 March 25 New York FTX Arena
75 March 26 Brooklyn FTX Arena
76 March 28 Sacramento FTX Arena
77 March 30 @ Boston TD Garden
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 2 @ Chicago United Center
79 April 3 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
80 April 5 Charlotte FTX Arena
81 April 8 Atlanta FTX Arena
82 April 10 @ Orlando Amway Center
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades[]

August 6, 2021[3] To Miami Heat
Kyle Lowry (Sign and trade) 		To Toronto Raptors
Goran Dragić
Precious Achiuwa
February 9, 2022[4] To Miami Heat
2026 second-round pick 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
KZ Okpala

Free agency[]

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
Markieff Morris[5] 1-year contract worth $2.6 million Los Angeles Lakers
P. J. Tucker[6] 2-year contract worth $14.3 million Milwaukee Bucks
D. J. Stewart[7] Exhibit 10 contract Mississippi State Bulldogs
Marcus Garrett[8] Two-way contract Kansas Jayhawks
Micah Potter[9] Exhibit 10 contract Wisconsin Badgers
Javonte Smart[9] Exhibit 10 contract LSU Tigers
Dru Smith[9] Exhibit 10 contract Missouri Tigers
Caleb Martin[10] Two-way contract Charlotte Hornets
Kyle Guy[11] Two-way contract Cleveland Charge

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New Team
Trevor Ariza[12] 1-year contract worth $2.6 million Los Angeles Lakers
Nemanja Bjelica[13] 1-year contract worth $2 million Golden State Warriors
Kendrick Nunn[14] 2-year contract worth $10.2 million Los Angeles Lakers
Andre Iguodala[15] 1-year contract worth $2.6 million Golden State Warriors
Micah Potter[16] Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce
Javonte Smart[16] Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce
Dru Smith[16] Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce
D. J. Stewart[16] Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce
Marcus Garrett[11] Waived TBD

References[]

  1. ^ "Sweep: Bucks oust Heat 120-103, roll into Round 2". espn.com. May 29, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat Acquire Kyle Lowry". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Heat Acquire Second-Round Pick for KZ Okpala". nba.com/heat. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Heat Signs Markieff Morris". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Heat Signs P. J. Tucker". nba.com/heat. August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Heat Signs D. J. Stewart". nba.com/heat. August 17, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Heat Signs Marcus Garrett To Two-Way Contract". nba.com/heat. September 2, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Heat Signs Potter, Smart and Smith". nba.com/heat. September 10, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Heat Signs Caleb Martin". nba.com/heat. September 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Heat Waive Marcus Garrett, Sign Kyle Guy To Two-Way Contract". hoopsrumors.com. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Lakers Sign Trevor Ariza". nba.com/lakers. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Nemanja Bjelica". nba.com/warriors. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Lakers Sign Kendrick Nunn". nba.com/lakers. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Warriors Sign 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala". nba.com/warriors. August 10, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d "Heat Waive Potter, Smart, Smith, Stewart". hoopsrumors.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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