2016–17 Miami Heat season

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

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

After a tumultuous negotiation process, Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown Chicago Bulls in the offseason. This was the first season without Wade since 2002-03. Although the Heat would re-acquire Wade via a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers a season later, his departure made Udonis Haslem the new longest tenured player on the roster, as Haslem first joined the Heat in August 2003, a month after Wade did. Furthermore, Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots. Bosh had not played since February 9, 2016. It was the NBA's first full season without Bosh since 2002-03, and the Heat's first since 2009-10. After spending the next 2 seasons as a free agent, 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 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 11 in (2.11 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 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 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 (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Washington Wizards	49	33	.598	–	30‍–‍11	19‍–‍22	8–8	82
x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	6.0	23‍–‍18	20‍–‍21	6–10	82
Miami Heat	41	41	.500	8.0	23‍–‍18	18‍–‍23	9–7	82
Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	13.0	22‍–‍19	14‍–‍27	10–6	82
Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	20.0	16‍–‍25	13‍–‍28	7–9	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82
9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1) Game Date 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

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 23–18; Road: 18–23)
October: 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Orlando W 108–96 Hassan Whiteside (18) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (6) Amway Center 19,298 1–0 2 October 28 Charlotte L 91–97 Hassan Whiteside (20) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (9) American Airlines Arena 4,538 1–1 3 October 30 San Antonio L 99–106 Hassan Whiteside (27) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 4,567 1–2
November : 5–10 (home: 2–5; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Sacramento W 108–96 (OT) Goran Dragic (25) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragic (8) American Airlines Arena 19,612 2–2 5 November 4 @ Toronto L 87–96 Hassan Whiteside (21) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragic (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 2–3 6 November 7 @ Oklahoma City L 85–97 James Johnson (18) Hassan Whiteside (10) Waiters, Dragic (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–4 7 November 10 Chicago L 95–98 Hassan Whiteside (20) Hassan Whiteside (20) Waiters, Winslow (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–5 8 November 12 Utah L 91–102 Whiteside, J. Johnson (15) Hassan Whiteside (14) J. Johnson, Richardson, T. Johnson (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–6 9 November 14 @ San Antonio L 90–94 Dion Waiters (27) Hassan Whiteside (17) Tyler Johnson (6) AT&T Center 18,418 2–7 10 November 15 Atlanta L 90–93 Whiteside, Richardson (19) Hassan Whiteside (25) Rodney McGruder (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–8 11 November 17 Milwaukee W 96–73 Dion Waiters (23) Hassan Whiteside (17) Tyler Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–8 12 November 19 @ Washington W 114–111 Goran Dragic (22) Hassan Whiteside (18) Dion Waiters (8) Verizon Center 15,848 4–8 13 November 21 @ Philadelphia L 94–101 Hassan Whiteside (32) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (7) Wells Fargo Center 16,477 4–9 14 November 23 @ Detroit L 84–107 Tyler Johnson (17) Hassan Whiteside (8) Tyler Johnson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,520 4–10 15 November 25 @ Memphis W 90–81 Tyler Johnson (22) Hassan Whiteside (12) Waiters, Richardson (4) FedExForum 17,222 5–10 16 November 26 Memphis L 107–110 Dion Waiters (25) Hassan Whiteside (12) Dion Waiters (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–11 17 November 28 Boston L 104–112 Goran Dragic (27) Hassan Whiteside (16) Goran Dragic (17) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–12 18 November 30 @ Denver W 106–98 Hassan Whiteside (25) Hassan Whiteside (16) Dragic, T. Johnson (7) Pepsi Center 11,471 6–12
December : 4–12 (home: 3–5; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 @ Utah W 111–110 Goran Dragic (27) Hassan Whiteside (10) Goran Dragic (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,073 7–12 20 December 3 @ Portland L 92–99 Goran Dragic (28) Hassan Whiteside (16) Goran Dragic (8) Moda Center 19,393 7–13 21 December 6 New York L 103–114 Goran Dragic (29) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,610 7–14 22 December 7 @ Atlanta L 95–103 Tyler Johnson (27) Hassan Whiteside (12) McGruder, T. Johnson (5) Philips Arena 11,326 7–15 23 December 9 @ Cleveland L 84–114 Derrick Williams (17) Hassan Whiteside (12) McGruder, Dragic, McRoberts (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 7–16 24 December 10 @ Chicago L 100–105 Goran Dragic (21) Williams, Whiteside (8) Goran Dragic (7) United Center 21,450 7–17 25 December 12 Washington W 112–101 Goran Dragic (34) Hassan Whiteside (16) Dragic, Ellington (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 8–17 26 December 14 Indiana W 95–89 Hassan Whiteside (26) Hassan Whiteside (22) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–17 27 December 16 LA Clippers L 98–102 Goran Dragic (21) Hassan Whiteside (17) Goran Dragic (11) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–18 28 December 18 Boston L 95–105 Goran Dragic (31) Hassan Whiteside (17) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–19 29 December 20 Orlando L 130–136 (2OT) T. Johnson, Whiteside (32) Hassan Whiteside (15) J. Johnson, Richardson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–20 30 December 22 L. A. Lakers W 115–107 Whiteside, Winslow (23) Whiteside, Winslow (13) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,712 10–20 31 December 23 @ New Orleans L 87–91 Goran Dragic (23) Hassan Whiteside (18) Goran Dragic (5) Smoothie King Center 16,322 10–21 32 December 27 Oklahoma City L 94–106 Josh Richardson (22) Hassan Whiteside (8) Justise Winslow (5) American Airlines Arena 19,977 10–22 33 December 29 @ Charlotte L 82–91 Josh Richardson (20) Hassan Whiteside (10) Goran Dragic (8) Spectrum Center 19,471 10–23 34 December 30 @ Boston L 114–117 James Johnson (22) Justise Winslow (9) Josh Richardson (8) TD Garden 18,624 10–24
January : 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 1 Detroit L 98–107 James Johnson (20) James Johnson (7) Josh Richardson (8) American Airlines Arena 19,844 10–25 36 January 3 @ Phoenix L 90–99 Goran Dragic (24) Hassan Whiteside (18) Goran Dragic (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,772 10–26 37 January 4 @ Sacramento W 107–102 Tyler Johnson (23) Josh Richardson (8) Goran Dragic (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 11–26 38 January 6 @ L. A. Lakers L 100–127 Willie Reed (22) Willie Reed (12) Goran Dragic (3) Staples Center 18,997 11–27 39 January 8 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–98 Goran Dragic (24) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (5) Staples Center 19,060 11–28 40 January 10 @ Golden State L 95–107 Hassan Whiteside (28) Hassan Whiteside (20) Dion Waiters (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 11−29 41 January 13 @ Milwaukee L 108–116 Dragic, Whiteside (19) Hassan Whiteside (9) Dion Waiters (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,483 11–30 42 January 17 Houston W 109–103 Goran Dragic (21) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 12–30 43 January 19 Dallas W 99–95 Goran Dragic (30) J. Johnson, Whiteside (8) James Johnson (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 13–30 44 January 21 Milwaukee W 109–97 Dion Waiters (33) Hassan Whiteside (15) J. Johnson, Dragic (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 14–30 45 January 23 Golden State W 105–102 Dion Waiters (33) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 15–30 46 January 25 @ Brooklyn W 109–106 Dion Waiters (24) Goran Dragic (9) Goran Dragic (9) Barclays Center 14,929 16–30 47 January 27 @ Chicago W 100–88 Goran Dragic (26) James Johnson (9) Goran Dragic (11) United Center 22,082 17–30 48 January 28 Detroit W 116–103 Goran Dragic (23) Hassan Whiteside (12) Dion Waiters (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 18–30 49 January 30 Brooklyn W 104–96 Goran Dragic (20) Hassan Whiteside (9) Dion Waiters (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 19–30
February : 8–3 (home: 3–1; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Atlanta W 116–93 Goran Dragic (27) Hassan Whiteside (18) Goran Dragic (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 20–30 51 February 4 Philadelphia W 125–102 Hassan Whiteside (30) Hassan Whiteside (20) Goran Dragic (8) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,754 21–30 52 February 6 @ Minnesota W 115–113 Goran Dragic (33) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (9) Target Center 12,502 22–30 53 February 8 @ Milwaukee W 106–88 Hassan Whiteside (23) Hassan Whiteside (16) Goran Dragic (7) Bradley Center 14,211 23–30 54 February 10 @ Brooklyn W 108–99 Goran Dragic (21) Hassan Whiteside (9) Goran Dragic (5) Barclays Center 15,382 24–30 55 February 11 @ Philadelphia L 109–117 Goran Dragic (30) Hassan Whiteside (19) Tyler Johnson (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,698 24–31 56 February 13 Orlando L 107–116 Dion Waiters (23) Hassan Whiteside (19) Dion Waiters (6) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 24–32 57 February 15 @ Houston W 117–109 Whiteside, Waiters (23) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dion Waiters (7) Toyota Center 16,967 25–32 58 February 24 @ Atlanta W 108–90 Tyler Johnson (23) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dion Waiters (10) Philips Arena 18,122 26–32 59 February 25 Indiana W 113–95 Whiteside, Waiters (22) Hassan Whiteside (17) James Johnson (8) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 27–32 60 February 27 @ Dallas L 89–96 Goran Dragic (24) Hassan Whiteside (19) Dragic, Waiters (6) American Airlines Center 19,539 27–33
March : 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Philadelphia W 125–98 Tyler Johnson (24) Hassan Whiteside (11) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Center 19,609 28–33 62 March 3 @ Orlando L 99–110 James Johnson (19) Hassan Whiteside (18) James Johnson (6) Amway Center 17,136 28–34 63 March 4 Cleveland W 120–92 Goran Dragic (23) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 29–34 64 March 6 @ Cleveland W 106–98 Dion Waiters (29) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragic (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–34 65 March 8 Charlotte W 108–101 Dion Waiters (24) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (10) American Airlines Arena 19,600 31–34 66 March 11 Toronto W 104–89 Dion Waiters (20) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dion Waiters (5) American Airlines Arena 19,745 32–34 67 March 12 @ Indiana L 98–102 Hassan Whiteside (26) Hassan Whiteside (21) Dion Waiters (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 32–35 68 March 15 New Orleans W 120–112 Goran Dragic (33) Hassan Whiteside (17) Tyler Johnson (9) American Airlines Arena 19,678 33–35 69 March 17 Minnesota W 123–105 Whiteside, Johnson (23) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (10) American Airlines Arena 19,600 34–35 70 March 19 Portland L 104–115 James Johnson (24) Hassan Whiteside (10) James Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 34–36 71 March 21 Phoenix W 112–97 Hassan Whiteside (23) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dragic, Johnson (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 35–36 72 March 23 Toronto L 84–101 Hassan Whiteside (16) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,745 35–37 73 March 26 @ Boston L 108–112 Tyler Johnson (24) Hassan Whiteside (15) James Johnson (6) TD Garden 18,624 35–38 74 March 28 @ Detroit W 97–96 Goran Dragic (28) Hassan Whiteside (9) Dragic, McGruder, Richardson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,160 36–38 75 March 29 @ New York W 105–88 Goran Dragic (20) Hassan Whiteside (9) Goran Dragic (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 37–38 76 March 31 New York L 94–98 Goran Dragic (22) Hassan Whiteside (16) Dragic, Richardson (5) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 37–39
April : 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Denver L 113–116 Goran Dragic (22) Hassan Whiteside (12) Dragic, Johnson (6) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 37–40 78 April 5 @ Charlotte W 112–99 Goran Dragic (33) Hassan Whiteside (20) Josh Richardson (5) Spectrum Center 17,758 38–40 79 April 7 @ Toronto L 94–96 James Johnson (22) Whiteside, Johnson (10) Josh Richardson (4) Air Canada Centre 19,800 38–41 80 April 8 @ Washington W 106–103 Hassan Whiteside (30) Hassan Whiteside (12) Goran Dragic (7) Verizon Center 20,365 39–41 81 April 10 Cleveland W 124–121 (OT) Tyler Johnson (24) Hassan Whiteside (18) James Johnson (9) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,673 40–41 82 April 12 Washington W 110–102 Goran Dragic (28) Hassan Whiteside (18) James Johnson (8) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 41–41
2016–17 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Rodney McGruder	SG	78	65	1,966	256	124	46	18	497	25.2	3.3	1.6	.6	.2	6.4
Hassan Whiteside	C	77	77	2,513	1,088	57	57	161	1,309	32.6	14.1	.7	.7	2.1	17.0
James Johnson	PF	76	5	2,085	376	276	76	86	975	27.4	4.9	3.6	1.0	1.1	12.8
Goran Dragić	PG	73	73	2,459	279	423	89	13	1,483	33.7	3.8	5.8	1.2	.2	20.3
Tyler Johnson	PG	73	0	2,178	293	233	84	44	1,002	29.8	4.0	3.2	1.2	.6	13.7
Willie Reed	C	71	5	1,031	332	26	18	47	374	14.5	4.7	.4	.3	.7	5.3
Luke Babbitt	SF	68	55	1,065	141	36	20	11	324	15.7	2.1	.5	.3	.2	4.8
Wayne Ellington	SG	62	13	1,500	132	70	35	4	648	24.2	2.1	1.1	.6	.1	10.5
Josh Richardson	SG	53	34	1,614	168	140	60	39	539	30.5	3.2	2.6	1.1	.7	10.2
Dion Waiters	SG	46	43	1,384	153	200	42	20	729	30.1	3.3	4.3	.9	.4	15.8
Okaro White	PF	35	0	471	82	21	10	10	98	13.5	2.3	.6	.3	.3	2.8
Derrick Williams†	PF	25	11	377	73	14	9	5	148	15.1	2.9	.6	.4	.2	5.9
Josh McRoberts	PF	22	14	381	74	50	10	4	107	17.3	3.4	2.3	.5	.2	4.9
Justise Winslow	SF	18	15	625	94	66	26	6	196	34.7	5.2	3.7	1.4	.3	10.9
Udonis Haslem	C	16	0	130	36	6	6	1	31	8.1	2.3	.4	.4	.1	1.9

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

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