2019–20 Miami Heat season

The 2019–20 Miami Heat season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the first time since the 2016–17 season that Dwyane Wade was not on the Miami Heat roster, as he retired from the NBA after playing 16 years in the league.

2019–20 Miami Heat season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerAndy Elisburg
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record4429 (.603)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Sun
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

On June 4, the Heat were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, they faced off against the third-seeded Boston Celtics in the two teams' first playoff series since 2012 and defeated Boston in six games, winning the Eastern Conference for the 6th time and reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers (who were led by former Heat star LeBron James) in 6 games.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 13 Tyler Herro SG American Kentucky
2 32 KZ Okpala PF American Stanford
2 44 Bol Bol C American Oregon

Before entering the 2019 NBA draft, the Miami Heat originally only held their lottery selection for the 2019 NBA Draft.[3][4] On June 19, the night before the draft began, the Heat acquired the Atlanta Hawks' 44th pick of the draft in exchange for a conditional 2024 second round pick and cash considerations.[5] With their sole first round pick of the draft, the Miami Heat selected shooting guard Tyler Herro from the University of Kentucky. On draft night, the Heat agreed to a trade that will occur on July 6 that will allow them the draft rights to forward KZ Okpala from Stanford University. Finally, with the selection the Heat acquired from the Hawks the prior night, Miami selected Sudanese-American center Bol Bol from the University of Oregon. However, the Heat agreed to a trade that will occur on July 6 that will send the draft rights to Bol Bol to the Denver Nuggets for a future conditional second round pick and $1.88 million cash.

Roster

Roster listing
2019–20 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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/C 17 Alexander, Kyle (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1996–10–21 Tennessee
F 22 Butler, Jimmy (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989–09–14 Marquette
F 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–06 Marquette
G 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia
F 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 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
F 44 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1991–03–18 Arizona
G/F 28 Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
F 5 Jones, Derrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–02–15 UNLV
F/C 0 Leonard, Meyers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois
G 25 Nunn, Kendrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995–08–03 Oakland
G/F 4 Okpala, KZ 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–04–28 Stanford
F/C 9 Olynyk, Kelly 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga
F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–04–22 Michigan
F 30 Silva, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1996–09–19 South Carolina
G 2 Vincent, Gabe (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–06–14 UC Santa Barbara
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

Roster
Last transaction: 2019–11–30

Standings

Division

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yMiami Heat 44 29 .603 0.0 29–7 15–22 10–4 73
xOrlando Magic 33 40 .452 11.0 18–17 15–23 9–5 73
Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 18.5 16–20 9–27 5–9 72
Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 17.0 10–21 13–21 2–7 65
Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 21.0 14–20 6–27 6–7 67

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zMilwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 73
2 yToronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 xBoston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 xIndiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 yMiami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 xPhiladelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 xBrooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 xOrlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
11 Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65

Game log

Preseason

2019 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
2019–20 season schedule

[6]

Regular season

2019–20 game log
Total: 44–29 (Home: 29–7; Road: 15–22)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs

2020 playoff game log
Total: 14–7 (Home: 6–4; Road: 8–3)
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 19, 2019[7] To Miami Heat

Draft rights to #44 pick / Bol Bol

To Atlanta Hawks
2024 conditional second-round pick
Cash Considerations
June 20, 2019[8] To Miami Heat
2022 second round pick (from Denver or Philadelphia)
Cash Considerations
To Denver Nuggets

Draft rights to #44 pick / Bol Bol

July 6, 2019[9] Three–team trade
To Miami Heat

Draft rights to #32 pick KZ Okpala (from Phoenix)

To Indiana Pacers
T.J. Warren (from Phoenix)
2022 second-round pick (from Miami)
2025 second-round pick (from Miami)
2026 second-round pick (from Miami)
To Phoenix Suns

Cash Considerations (from Indiana)

July 6, 2019[10][11] Four–team trade
To Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler (Sign and trade from Philadelphia)
Meyers Leonard (from Portland)
Cash Considerations (from L.A. Clippers)
To Los Angeles Clippers
Maurice Harkless (from Portland)
Mathias Lessort (Draft rights from Philadelphia)

2023 protected first-round pick (from Miami)

To Portland Trail Blazers

Hassan Whiteside (from Miami)

To Philadelphia 76ers

Josh Richardson (from Miami)

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Contract Former Team
Jimmy Butler June 30 (sign & trade) 4 years, $142,000,000 Philadelphia 76ers
Meyers Leonard July 1 (sign & trade) 1 year, $11,000,000 Portland Trail Blazers

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team Ref.
Dwyane Wade Retired N/A [12]
Josh Richardson Sign & Trade Philadelphia 76ers
Hassan Whiteside Sign & Trade Portland Trail Blazers

References

  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. "2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds: Knicks, Cavaliers, Suns clinch league's worst records, lock up top lottery-draw positions". CBSSports.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. https://www.nba.com/hawks/atlanta-hawks-acquire-conditional-2024-second-round-pick-and-cash-considerations-miami-heat
  6. "HEAT Announce 2019-20 Preseason Schedule". www.nba.com/heat.
  7. "HEAT Acquire Second-Round Draft Pick". NBA.com. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  8. "Denver Nuggets acquire Bol Bol from Miami Heat in NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. "HEAT Acquire The Draft Rights To KZ Okpala". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  10. "HEAT Acquire Butler And Leonard". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  11. "Team Acquires Josh Richardson". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  12. "NBA: Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki say emotional goodbyes". April 10, 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
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