2023–24 Miami Heat season
2023–24 Miami Heat season | |
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Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
President | Pat Riley |
General manager | Andy Elisburg |
Owner(s) | Micky Arison |
Arena | Kaseya Center |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Celtics 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Local media | |
Television | Bally Sports Sun |
Radio | WQAM |
The 2023–24 Miami Heat season was the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions and league runners-up after losing to the Denver Nuggets in the previous season's NBA Finals in five games. This was the first season since 2002–03 without Udonis Haslem on the team's roster, as he retired from the NBA after 20 years the previous season.[1] They slightly improved upon their record from the previous year.
Finishing eighth in the Eastern Conference, the Heat clinched the eighth seed in the playoffs for the second straight year through the play-in tournament, losing to the 7th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and defeating the 9th-seeded Chicago Bulls. The team attempted to qualify for back-to-back Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014, but the Heat entered the playoffs without leading scorers Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, who were sidelined due to injuries at the end of the season. In the first round, the Heat were eliminated by the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics in five games.
The Miami Heat drew an average home attendance of 19,749 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.[2]
Draft
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1 | 18 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SF/SG | ![]() |
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The Heat held the 18th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.[3] The team traded their second-round pick, along with Josh McRoberts, to the Dallas Mavericks in 2017 as part of a deal to acquire A. J. Hammons.[4]
Roster
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Orlando Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29–12 | 18–23 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1.0 | 22–19 | 24–17 | 13–3 | 82 |
pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 32.0 | 7–34 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |
Game log
[edit]Preseason
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Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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2023–24 preseason schedule |
Regular season
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October: 1–3 (home: 1–0; road: 0–3)
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November: 10–5 (home: 4–2; road: 6–3)
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December: 8–5 (home: 4–4; road: 4–1)
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January: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
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February: 8–3 (home: 2–2; road: 6–1)
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March: 8–7 (home: 4–4; road: 4–3)
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April: 5–3 (home: 3–2; road: 2–1)
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2023–24 season schedule |
Play-in
[edit]2024 play-in game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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2023–24 season schedule |
Playoffs
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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2024 playoff schedule |
In-Season Tournament
[edit]This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[5][6] During the in-season tournament period, the Heat competed in Group B of the Eastern Conference, which included the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets.
East group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | MIL | NYK | MIA | CHA | WAS | |
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1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 502 | 456 | +46 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 110–105 | 131–124 | 130–99 | 131–128 | |
2 | New York Knicks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 440 | 398 | +42 | 105–110 | — | 100–98 | 115–91 | 120–99 | ||
3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 450 | +4 | 124–131 | 98–100 | — | 111–105 | 121–114 | ||
4 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 419 | 473 | −54 | 99–130 | 91–115 | 105–111 | — | 124–117 | ||
5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 458 | 496 | −38 | 128–131 | 99–120 | 114–121 | 117–124 | — |
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SF | 75 | 20 | 2,113 | 285 | 195 | 77 | 20 | 889 | 28.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.9 |
Bam Adebayo | C | 71 | 71 | 2,416 | 737 | 278 | 81 | 66 | 1,367 | 34.0 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .9 | 19.3 |
Duncan Robinson | SF | 68 | 36 | 1,905 | 173 | 192 | 46 | 16 | 875 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 12.9 |
Haywood Highsmith | PF | 66 | 26 | 1,366 | 210 | 70 | 53 | 30 | 405 | 20.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .8 | .5 | 6.1 |
Caleb Martin | SF | 64 | 23 | 1,756 | 281 | 143 | 47 | 29 | 640 | 27.4 | 4.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 10.0 |
Jimmy Butler | PF | 60 | 60 | 2,042 | 318 | 298 | 79 | 17 | 1,246 | 34.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 20.8 |
Kevin Love | PF | 55 | 5 | 924 | 338 | 115 | 18 | 10 | 485 | 16.8 | 6.1 | 2.1 | .3 | .2 | 8.8 |
Nikola Jović | PF | 46 | 38 | 896 | 192 | 90 | 25 | 14 | 352 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 7.7 |
Josh Richardson | SG | 43 | 6 | 1,103 | 121 | 105 | 24 | 14 | 425 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | 9.9 |
Tyler Herro | SG | 42 | 40 | 1,407 | 222 | 188 | 30 | 3 | 875 | 33.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | .7 | .1 | 20.8 |
Thomas Bryant | C | 38 | 4 | 441 | 141 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 217 | 11.6 | 3.7 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 5.7 |
Kyle Lowry† | PG | 37 | 35 | 1,037 | 129 | 147 | 39 | 15 | 303 | 28.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .4 | 8.2 |
Orlando Robinson | C | 36 | 7 | 304 | 84 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 8.4 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | .2 | 2.8 |
Terry Rozier† | PG | 31 | 30 | 975 | 130 | 144 | 31 | 9 | 509 | 31.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 16.4 |
Jamal Cain | PF | 26 | 1 | 259 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 97 | 10.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 |
Cole Swider | SF | 18 | 0 | 87 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4.8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.3 |
Delon Wright† | PG | 14 | 1 | 286 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 76 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 5.4 |
Patty Mills† | PG | 13 | 5 | 213 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .0 | 5.8 |
Dru Smith | SG | 9 | 0 | 131 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 4.3 |
R. J. Hampton | PG | 8 | 2 | 76 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | .8 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Alondes Williams | SG | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .1 | .7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Playoffs
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Bam Adebayo | C | 5 | 5 | 192 | 47 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 38.4 | 9.4 | 3.8 | .4 | .0 | 22.6 |
Tyler Herro | SG | 5 | 5 | 185 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 37.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | .4 | .0 | 16.8 |
Caleb Martin | SF | 5 | 5 | 176 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 35.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .6 | .0 | 11.6 |
Nikola Jović | PF | 5 | 5 | 128 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .6 | 9.4 |
Haywood Highsmith | PF | 5 | 0 | 126 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .2 | .2 | 4.8 |
Duncan Robinson | SF | 5 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 2.6 |
Kevin Love | PF | 5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.4 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SF | 4 | 4 | 123 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 30.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | 12.8 |
Delon Wright | PG | 4 | 1 | 107 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 26.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.0 |
Patty Mills | PG | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17.3 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
Thomas Bryant | C | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9.0 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
Orlando Robinson | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Transactions
[edit]Free agency
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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June 30 | Kevin Love | 2-year contract | [7] |
July 1 | Orlando Robinson | 1-year contract | [8] |
Additions
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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July 1 | Jamaree Bouyea | Sioux Falls Skyforce | [9] |
July 1 | Dru Smith | Brooklyn Nets | [10] |
July 2 | Thomas Bryant | Denver Nuggets | [11] |
July 2 | Josh Richardson | New Orleans Pelicans | [12] |
January 23 | Terry Rozier | Charlotte Hornets | [13] |
Subtractions
[edit]Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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June 30 | Victor Oladipo | Traded | Oklahoma City Thunder | [14] |
July 1 | Gabe Vincent | Free agency | Los Angeles Lakers | [15] |
July 1 | Max Strus | Traded | Cleveland Cavaliers | [16] |
January 23 | Kyle Lowry | Traded | Charlotte Hornets | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ Winderman, Ira (June 13, 2023). "Heat's Udonis Haslem at the finish line, 'I have no regrets. I'm thankful'". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 NBA Attendance - National Basketball Association - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT Trade Josh McRoberts". NBA.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT RE-SIGN KEVIN LOVE". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT SIGN ORLANDO ROBINSON". NBA.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT SIGN JAMAREE BOUYEA TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT SIGN DRU SMITH TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT SIGN THOMAS BRYANT". NBA. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT SIGN JOSH RICHARDSON". NBA. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "HEAT ACQUIRE TERRY ROZIER". NBA.com. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Miami Heat Officially Announce Trade With OKC Thunder". www.si.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Gabe Vincent". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Cavs officially acquire Max Strus from Miami Heat, make other free agency signings official". www.cleveland.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.