2016–17 Miami Heat season

2016–17 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
General manager	Andy Elisburg
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Sun
Radio	790 AM, "The Ticket"

The 2016–17 Miami Heat season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

After a tumultuous negotiation process, Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with the Chicago Bulls in the offseason. This was the first season without Wade since 2003. Furthermore, Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots. It was the NBA's first full season without Bosh since 2002-03, and the Heat's first since 2009-10. Bosh would later announce his retirement from the NBA on February 12, 2019.

The team got off to an 11–30 start. However, the Heat rallied to go 30–11 down the stretch, only to be eliminated after the last game of the season. They entered game 82 needing a loss from either the Pacers or the Bulls and a victory over the Wizards. However, despite a 110–102 win over the Washington Wizards, both the Pacers and the Bulls won their games. The Heat finished tied with the Chicago Bulls with identical 41–41 records but the Bulls won the head-to-head tie breaker against the Heat 2–1. As a result, the Heat missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Hassan Whiteside earned praise for being the NBA's leading rebounder after ending his previous season as the leading shot blocker in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 5 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada PF 1 Bosh, Chris  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–03–24 Georgia Tech PG 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia SG 2 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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 SF 16 Johnson, James 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) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–07 Fresno State SG 17 McGruder, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–29 Kansas State PF 4 McRoberts, Josh  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–28 Duke C 35 Reed, Willie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–05–16 Saint Louis SG 0 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee SG 11 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse SF 15 White, Okaro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1992–08–13 Florida State C 21 Whiteside, Hassan (C) 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 (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Atlanta Hawks	0	0	–	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Charlotte Hornets	0	0	–	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Miami Heat	0	0	–	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Orlando Magic	0	0	–	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Washington Wizards	0	0	–	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Atlanta Hawks *	0	0	–	–	0
2	Boston Celtics *	0	0	–	0.0	0
3	Brooklyn Nets *	0	0	–	0.0	0
4	Charlotte Hornets	0	0	–	0.0	0
5	Chicago Bulls	0	0	–	0.0	0
6	Cleveland Cavaliers	0	0	–	0.0	0
7	Detroit Pistons	0	0	–	0.0	0
8	Indiana Pacers	0	0	–	0.0	0
9	Miami Heat	0	0	–	0.0	0
10	Milwaukee Bucks	0	0	–	0.0	0
11	New York Knicks	0	0	–	0.0	0
12	Orlando Magic	0	0	–	0.0	0
13	Philadelphia 76ers	0	0	–	0.0	0
14	Toronto Raptors	0	0	–	0.0	0
15	Washington Wizards	0	0	–	0.0	0

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ Wizards W 106–95 Hassan Whiteside (20) Hassan Whiteside (13) Dion Waiters (8) Verizon Center 9,100 1–0 2 October 8 Timberwolves L 100–109 Hassan Whiteside (17) Hassan Whiteside (12) Dion Waiters (6) Sprint Center 13,042 1–1 3 October 11 Nets W 121–100 Hassan Whiteside (21) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (11) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–1 4 October 14 @ Spurs W 108–100 Tyler Johnson (17) Hassan Whiteside (9) Goran Dragic (6) AT&T Center 18,418 3–1 5 October 15 Timberwolves L 96–101 Rodney McGruder (15) Willie Reed (13) Brianté Weber (6) KFC Yum! Center 9,672 3–2 6 October 18 Magic W 107–77 Goran Dragic (17) Willie Reed (11) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–2 7 October 20 @ Hornets L 88–96 Rodney McGruder (19) Okaro White (12) Brianté Weber (7) Spectrum Center 9,127 4–3 8 October 21 76ers L 110–113 Goran Dragic (17) Hassan Whiteside (8) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–4
2016–17 season schedule