2024–25 Miami Heat season

The 2024–25 Miami Heat season is the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2024–25 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
President	Pat Riley
General manager	Andy Elisburg
Owner(s)	Micky Arison
Arena	Kaseya Center
Results
Record	29–40 (.420)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Sun
Radio	WQAM
< 2023–24 2025–26 >

Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
1	15	Kel'el Ware	C	United States	Indiana
2	43	Nikola Đurišić	SG	Serbia	Mega Basket KSL and Adriatic League

The Heat entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with one first-round pick and one second-round pick.^[1][2] On the first night of the draft, the Heat would select center Kel'el Ware from the University of Indiana as the 15th pick. Then, on the second day of the draft, Miami would select Serbian shooting guard Nikola Đurišić from the KK Mega Basket.

Roster

Miami Heat roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Bam Adebayo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky F 20 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA G/F 18 Alec Burks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado G 8 Josh Christopher (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-12-08 Arizona State G 14 Tyler Herro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky F 24 Haywood Highsmith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling F 11 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-02-18 UCLA F 16 Keshad Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-06-23 Arizona F 5 Nikola Jović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia G 9 Pelle Larsson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-23 Arizona F/C 42 Kevin Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA G 45 Davion Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-09-05 Baylor G/F 55 Duncan Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan G 2 Terry Rozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville G 12 Dru Smith  (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-30 Missouri G 4 Isaiah Stevens (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-01 Colorado State C 7 Kel'el Ware 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2004-04-20 Indiana F 22 Andrew Wiggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1995-02-23 Kansas

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant(s) Malik Allen Caron Butler Octavio De La Grana Wayne Ellington Eric Glass Chris Quinn Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: February 6, 2025

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Atlanta Hawks	33	36	.478	–	17‍–‍17	16‍–‍19	9‍–‍4	69
Orlando Magic	32	38	.457	1.5	18‍–‍17	14‍–‍21	8‍–‍3	70
Miami Heat	29	40	.420	4.0	15‍–‍18	14‍–‍22	7‍–‍5	69
Charlotte Hornets	18	51	.261	15.0	11‍–‍25	7‍–‍26	1‍–‍13	69
Washington Wizards	15	53	.221	17.5	7‍–‍26	8‍–‍27	6‍–‍6	68

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	56	13	.812	–	69
2	x – Boston Celtics *	50	19	.725	6.0	69
3	ps – New York Knicks	43	26	.623	13.0	69
4	ps – Indiana Pacers	40	29	.580	16.0	69
5	ps – Milwaukee Bucks	39	30	.565	17.0	69
6	ps – Detroit Pistons	39	31	.557	17.5	70
7	Atlanta Hawks *	33	36	.478	23.0	69
8	Orlando Magic	32	38	.457	24.5	70
9	Chicago Bulls	30	40	.429	26.5	70
10	Miami Heat	29	40	.420	27.0	69
11	Toronto Raptors	24	46	.343	32.5	70
12	Philadelphia 76ers	23	46	.333	33.0	69
13	Brooklyn Nets	23	47	.329	33.5	70
14	Charlotte Hornets	18	51	.261	38.0	69
15	Washington Wizards	15	53	.221	40.5	68

Game log

Preseason

During the preseason, the Heat would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports Sun. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.^[3][4]

2024 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ Charlotte L 108–111 Adebayo, Ware (13) Caleb Daniels (9) Josh Christopher (5) Spectrum Center 10,093 0–1 – October 10 Atlanta Postponed due to Hurricane Milton; Makeup date October 16 2 October 13 New Orleans W 101–99 Herro, Robinson (12) Haywood Highsmith (7) Dru Smith (5) Kaseya Center 19,600 1–1 3 October 15 San Antonio W 120–117 Bam Adebayo (20) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6) Jaquez Jr., Rozier, Smith (5) Kaseya Center 19,600 2–1 4 October 16 Atlanta W 120–111 Jimmy Butler (24) Bam Adebayo (7) Tyler Herro (5) Kaseya Center 19,600 3–1 5 October 18 @ Memphis W 114–109 Josh Christopher (17) Kel'el Ware (7) Isaiah Stevens (5) FedExForum 14,113 4–1
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 29–40 (Home: 15–18; Road: 14–22)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 23 Orlando L 97–116 Terry Rozier (19) Terry Rozier (6) Butler, Rozier (5) Kaseya Center 19,630 0–1 2 October 26 @ Charlotte W 114–106 Jimmy Butler (26) Bam Adebayo (11) Jimmy Butler (8) Spectrum Center 19,102 1–1 3 October 28 Detroit W 106–98 Jimmy Butler (23) Bam Adebayo (10) Jimmy Butler (7) Kaseya Center 19,626 2–1 4 October 30 New York L 107–116 Tyler Herro (34) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8) Herro, Rozier (7) Kaseya Center 19,620 2–2
November: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 2 @ Washington W 118–98 Bam Adebayo (32) Bam Adebayo (14) Butler, Rozier (4) Mexico City Arena 20,328 3–2 6 November 4 Sacramento L 110–111 Butler, Herro (27) Bam Adebayo (8) Jimmy Butler (6) Kaseya Center 19,604 3–3 7 November 6 @ Phoenix L 112–115 Tyler Herro (28) Bam Adebayo (12) Adebayo, Herro (6) Footprint Center 17,071 3–4 8 November 8 @ Denver L 122–135 Tyler Herro (24) Bam Adebayo (9) Tyler Herro (11) Ball Arena 19,621 3–5 9 November 10 @ Minnesota W 95–94 Tyler Herro (26) Adebayo, Jović (7) Bam Adebayo (7) Target Center 18,978 4–5 10 November 12 @ Detroit L 121–123 (OT) Tyler Herro (40) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Herro (8) Little Caesars Arena 17,806 4–6 11 November 15 @ Indiana W 124–111 Bam Adebayo (30) Bam Adebayo (11) Bam Adebayo (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 5–6 12 November 17 @ Indiana L 110–119 Tyler Herro (28) Bam Adebayo (8) Herro, Jaquez Jr., Robinson (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,184 5–7 13 November 18 Philadelphia W 106–89 Jimmy Butler (30) Bam Adebayo (13) Butler, Herro (5) Kaseya Center 19,608 6–7 14 November 24 Dallas W 123–118 (OT) Jimmy Butler (33) Adebayo, Love (11) Jimmy Butler (6) Kaseya Center 19,714 7–7 15 November 26 Milwaukee L 103–106 Jimmy Butler (23) Adebayo, Herro, Robinson (5) Adebayo, Butler, Herro, Robinson (5) Kaseya Center 19,622 7–8 16 November 27 @ Charlotte W 98–94 Tyler Herro (27) Bam Adebayo (10) Bam Adebayo (10) Spectrum Center 17,710 8–8 17 November 29 Toronto W 121–111 Jimmy Butler (26) Bam Adebayo (10) Bam Adebayo (10) Kaseya Center 19,607 9–8
December: 7–6 (home: 5–1; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ Toronto L 116–119 Tyler Herro (31) Bam Adebayo (20) Bam Adebayo (7) Scotiabank Arena 18,153 9–9 19 December 2 @ Boston L 89–108 Herro, Jaquez Jr. (19) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (10) Adebayo, Highsmith (5) TD Garden 19,156 9–10 20 December 4 L.A. Lakers W 134–93 Tyler Herro (31) Bam Adebayo (10) Bam Adebayo (7) Kaseya Center 19,657 10–10 21 December 7 Phoenix W 121–111 Bam Adebayo (25) Bam Adebayo (12) Bam Adebayo (8) Kaseya Center 19,600 11–10 22 December 8 Cleveland W 122–113 Tyler Herro (34) Bam Adebayo (13) Tyler Herro (7) Kaseya Center 19,600 12–10 23 December 12 Toronto W 114–104 Tyler Herro (23) Bam Adebayo (16) Bam Adebayo (5) Kaseya Center 19,600 13–10 24 December 16 @ Detroit L 124–125 (OT) Jimmy Butler (35) Jimmy Butler (19) Jimmy Butler (10) Little Caesars Arena 17,810 13–11 25 December 20 Oklahoma City L 97–104 Tyler Herro (28) Tyler Herro (12) Duncan Robinson (6) Kaseya Center 19,801 13–12 26 December 21 @ Orlando L 114–121 Adebayo, Rozier (23) Kel'el Ware (7) Tyler Herro (5) Kia Center 18,080 13–13 27 December 23 Brooklyn W 110–95 Bam Adebayo (23) Tyler Herro (12) Tyler Herro (9) Kaseya Center 19,832 14–13 28 December 26 @ Orlando W 89–88 Tyler Herro (20) Bam Adebayo (9) Bam Adebayo (7) Kia Center 18,846 15–13 29 December 28 @ Atlanta L 110–120 Tyler Herro (28) Bam Adebayo (10) Tyler Herro (10) State Farm Arena 17,856 15–14 30 December 29 @ Houston W 104–100 Tyler Herro (27) Bam Adebayo (10) Tyler Herro (9) Toyota Center 18,055 16–14
January: 7–9 (home: 3–5; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 1 New Orleans W 119–108 Tyler Herro (32) Bam Adebayo (9) Bam Adebayo (10) Kaseya Center 20,013 17–14 32 January 2 Indiana L 115–128 Kel'el Ware (25) Bam Adebayo (8) Terry Rozier (7) Kaseya Center 19,959 17–15 33 January 4 Utah L 100–136 Nikola Jović (17) Bam Adebayo (8) Tyler Herro (6) Kaseya Center 19,934 17–16 34 January 6 @ Sacramento L 118–123 (2OT) Tyler Herro (26) Adebayo, Jaquez Jr. (12) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 17–17 35 January 7 @ Golden State W 114–98 Nikola Jović (20) Bam Adebayo (9) Duncan Robinson (8) Chase Center 18,064 18–17 36 January 9 @ Utah W 97–92 Tyler Herro (23) Adebayo, Burks, Herro, Jaquez Jr., Jović (7) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) Delta Center 18,175 19–17 37 January 11 @ Portland W 119–98 Tyler Herro (32) Bam Adebayo (11) Bam Adebayo (6) Moda Center 17,505 20–17 38 January 13 @ L.A. Clippers L 98–109 Tyler Herro (32) Kel'el Ware (13) Tyler Herro (7) Intuit Dome 13,119 20–18 39 January 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–117 Tyler Herro (34) Kel'el Ware (11) Nikola Jović (8) Crypto.com Arena 17,005 20–19 40 January 17 Denver L 113–133 Tyler Herro (22) Bam Adebayo (11) Duncan Robinson (7) Kaseya Center 19,828 20–20 41 January 19 San Antonio W 128–107 Kel'el Ware (25) Bam Adebayo (11) Butler, Herro (7) Kaseya Center 19,828 21–20 42 January 21 Portland L 107–116 Duncan Robinson (22) Kel'el Ware (15) Butler, Jović (8) Kaseya Center 19,600 21–21 43 January 23 @ Milwaukee L 96–125 Kel'el Ware (22) Bam Adebayo (14) Tyler Herro (9) Fiserv Forum 17,341 21–22 44 January 25 @ Brooklyn W 106–97 Tyler Herro (25) Bam Adebayo (16) Tyler Herro (8) Barclays Center 17,962 22–22 45 January 27 Orlando W 125–119 (2OT) Tyler Herro (30) Adebayo, Ware (10) Tyler Herro (12) Kaseya Center 19,600 23–22 46 January 29 Cleveland L 106–126 Herro, Rozier (22) Bam Adebayo (9) Tyler Herro (6) Kaseya Center 19,600 23–23
February: 5–7 (home: 2–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 @ San Antonio W 105–103 Bam Adebayo (30) Adebayo, Ware (12) Bam Adebayo (9) Frost Bank Center 18,354 24–23 48 February 4 @ Chicago L 124–133 Adebayo, Herro (23) Kel'el Ware (12) Tyler Herro (9) United Center 19,389 24–24 49 February 5 @ Philadelphia W 108–101 Tyler Herro (30) Adebayo, Ware (13) Herro, Jović (7) Wells Fargo Center 19,770 25–24 50 February 7 @ Brooklyn L 86–102 Terry Rozier (20) Kel'el Ware (14) Tyler Herro (6) Barclays Center 17,926 25–25 51 February 10 Boston L 85–103 Bam Adebayo (22) Bam Adebayo (12) Robinson, Wiggins (5) Kaseya Center 19,961 25–26 52 February 12 @ Oklahoma City L 101–115 Bam Adebayo (27) Bam Adebayo (15) Tyler Herro (6) Paycom Center 17,835 25–27 53 February 13 @ Dallas L 113–118 Tyler Herro (40) Kyle Anderson (10) Burks, Mitchell, Robinson (4) American Airlines Center 19,935 25–28 All-Star Game 54 February 21 @ Toronto W 120–111 (OT) Tyler Herro (28) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Herro (7) Scotiabank Arena 19,584 26–28 55 February 23 @ Milwaukee L 113–120 Tyler Herro (40) Kel'el Ware (12) Tyler Herro (11) Fiserv Forum 17,442 26–29 56 February 24 @ Atlanta L 86–98 Andrew Wiggins (23) Kel'el Ware (15) Herro, Ware (3) State Farm Arena 16,189 26–30 57 February 26 Atlanta W 131–109 Herro, Robinson (24) Bam Adebayo (9) Tyler Herro (10) Kaseya Center 19,600 27–30 58 February 28 Indiana W 125–120 Tyler Herro (29) Kel'el Ware (12) Davion Mitchell (8) Kaseya Center 19,850 28–30
March: 1–10 (home: 1–7; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 New York L 112–116 (OT) Bam Adebayo (30) Kel'el Ware (8) Tyler Herro (7) Kaseya Center 19,725 28–31 60 March 3 Washington W 106–90 Bam Adebayo (19) Bam Adebayo (15) Tyler Herro (6) Kaseya Center 19,600 29–31 61 March 5 @ Cleveland L 107–112 Bam Adebayo (34) Bam Adebayo (12) Anderson, Mitchell (7) Rocket Arena 19,432 29–32 62 March 7 Minnesota L 104–106 Bam Adebayo (29) Bam Adebayo (13) Davion Mitchell (10) Kaseya Center 19,700 29–33 63 March 8 Chicago L 109–114 Adebayo, Wiggins (22) Kel'el Ware (12) Davion Mitchell (8) Kaseya Center 19,700 29–34 64 March 10 Charlotte L 102–105 Bam Adebayo (23) Bam Adebayo (14) Bam Adebayo (8) Kaseya Center 19,600 29–35 65 March 12 L.A. Clippers L 104–119 Tyler Herro (31) Adebayo, Ware (7) Adebayo, Herro (7) Kaseya Center 19,700 29–36 66 March 14 Boston L 91–103 Andrew Wiggins (23) Adebayo, Mitchell (9) Tyler Herro (6) Kaseya Center 19,719 29–37 67 March 15 @ Memphis L 91–125 Kel'el Ware (19) Kel'el Ware (11) Tyler Herro (7) FedExForum 17,794 29–38 68 March 17 @ New York L 95–116 Duncan Robinson (22) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 29–39 69 March 19 Detroit L 113–116 Bam Adebayo (30) Kel'el Ware (12) Bam Adebayo (8) Kaseya Center 19,600 29–40 70 March 21 Houston Kaseya Center 71 March 23 Charlotte Kaseya Center 72 March 25 Golden State Kaseya Center 73 March 27 Atlanta Kaseya Center 74 March 29 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 75 March 31 @ Washington Capital One Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Boston TD Garden 77 April 3 Memphis Kaseya Center 78 April 5 Milwaukee Kaseya Center 79 April 7 Philadelphia Kaseya Center 80 April 9 @ Chicago United Center 81 April 11 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 82 April 13 Washington Kaseya Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5][6]

East Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Milwaukee Bucks	4	4	0	462	412	+50	Advance to knockout stage
2	Detroit Pistons	4	3	1	447	440	+7
3	Miami Heat	4	2	2	459	439	+20
4	Toronto Raptors	4	1	3	413	430	−17
5	Indiana Pacers	4	0	4	445	505	−60

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 27, 2024[7]	Three-team trade
	To Miami Heat Draft rights to Pelle Larsson (No. 44) (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Atlanta)	To Atlanta Hawks *Draft rights to Nikola Djurišić (No. 43) (from Miami)
	To Houston Rockets AJ Griffin (from Atlanta)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 3	Thomas Bryant	[8]
July 6	Kevin Love	[9]
July 8	Haywood Highsmith	[10]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 1	Keshad Johnson	Arizona Wildcats	[11]
	Zyon Pullin	Florida Gators	[12]
	Dru Smith	Miami Heat	[13]
July 4	Alec Burks	New York Knicks	[14]
July 6	Isaiah Stevens	Colorado State Rams	[15]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 6	Caleb Martin	Free agent	Philadelphia 76ers	[16]
July 7	Delon Wright	Free agent	Milwaukee Bucks	[17]
	Orlando Robinson	Waived	Sacramento Kings	[18]