2008–09 Miami Heat season

The 2008–09 Miami Heat season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2008–09 Miami Heat season
Head coachErik Spoelstra
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record4339 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
RadioWIOD

Following a disastrous 15-67 season, Pat Riley resigned as head coach, and promoted Heat assistant Erik Spoelstra to become the new head coach; he was the youngest NBA head coach at the time of his hiring.[1] With a healthy Dwyane Wade back in the lineup, the Heat greatly improved on their regular season record and returned to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round to the Atlanta Hawks in seven games, all of which were decided by double-digit margins.

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Michael Beasley Forward  United States Kansas State
2 52 Darnell Jackson (traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for two future second round draft picks) Forward  United States Kansas
2 34 Mario Chalmers (traded from Minnesota Timberwolves) Guard  United States Kansas

Roster

Roster listing
2008–09 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 50 Anthony, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-08-09 UNLV
F 30 Beasley, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-01-09 Kansas State
C 15 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-11-30 Pittsburgh
PG 6 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-19 Kansas
G 14 Cook, Daequan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-04-28 Ohio State
G/F 9 Diawara, Yakhouba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-08-29 Pepperdine
F/C 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
G 13 Head, Luther  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-11-26 Illinois
SF 22 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1980-10-04 Miami (FL)
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1978-05-21 Kentucky
SF 8 Moon, Jamario  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980-06-13 Meridian CC
C 7 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978-10-13 Eau Claire HS
G 11 Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-09-27 Notre Dame
SG 3 Wade, Dwyane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
SF 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985-12-02 Leuzinger HS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 4, 2009

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic5923.72032–927–1414–282
x-Atlanta Hawks4735.5731231–1016–2511–582
x-Miami Heat4339.5241628–1315–269–782
Charlotte Bobcats3547.4272423–1812–295–1182
Washington Wizards1963.2324013–286–351–1582
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.48826
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

Game log

2008–09 game log
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

The Miami Heat returned to the playoffs as the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference after a 15-67 season in 2007–08 matched up against the Atlanta Hawks who in 07-08 as the eighth seed took the champion Boston Celtics to 7 games in a first round series after being predicted by many not even to win a game.

First Round: (5) Miami Heat vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(MIA-ATL)

Venue TV Recap
1 April 19 Miami 64 Atlanta 90 0-1 Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT 1
2 April 22 Miami 108 Atlanta 93 1-1 Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia TNT 2
3 April 25 Atlanta 78 Miami 107 2-1 American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT 3
4 April 27 Atlanta 81 Miami 71 2-2 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ESPN 4
5 April 29 Miami 91 Atlanta 106 2-3 Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia TNT 5
6 May 1 Atlanta 72 Miami 98 3-3 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ESPN 6
7 May 3 Miami 78 Atlanta 91 3–4 Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia ABC 7
Atlanta wins series 43

Transactions

Trades

The Heat traded Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks, and cash to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon, and a $4 Million trade exception on February 13, 2009.

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Shaun LivingstonOctober 3Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions

PlayerLeftNew team
Ricky DavisJuly 28Los Angeles Clippers
Jason WilliamsAugust 7Los Angeles Clippers

References

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