2017–18 Miami Heat season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On the February 8, 2018 NBA trade deadline, the Heat re-acquired star shooting guard Dwyane Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick, after losing him to free agency in July 2016.
Despite a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2018, the Heat clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time in ten seasons. Furthermore, they won their division on April 11 as a result of an overtime win over the Toronto Raptors , as well as a loss by the Washington Wizards to the Orlando Magic . The Heat finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which clinched the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This made the Heat the lowest-seeded playoff team to win a division championship since the NBA modified playoff seeding in 2016.
In the playoffs, they faced the 3rd seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and were defeated in 5 games.
Draft picks
Roster
2017–18 Miami Heat roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
13
Adebayo, Bam
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1997-07-18
Kentucky
SF
22
Babbitt, Luke
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1989-06-20
Nevada
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 5 in (1.96 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
PF
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)
190 lb (86 kg)
1992-05-07
Fresno State
SF
5
Jones, Derrick (TW)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-02-15
UNLV
SG
17
McGruder, Rodney
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991-07-29
Kansas State
PF
25
Mickey, Jordan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1994-07-09
LSU
C
9
Olynyk, Kelly
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1991-04-19
Gonzaga
SG
0
Richardson, Josh
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1993-09-15
Tennessee
SG
3
Wade, Dwyane
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1982-01-17
Marquette
SG
11
Waiters, Dion
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1991-12-10
Syracuse
PG
14
Walton, Derrick (TW)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1995-04-03
Michigan
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: 2018-03-24
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2017 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 1
Atlanta
W 96–90
Tyler Johnson (14)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Kelly Olynyk (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–0
2
October 5
@ Brooklyn
L 88–107
Tyler Johnson (21)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Josh Richardson (4)
Barclays Center N/A
1–1
3
October 7
@ Orlando
L 90–93
Josh Richardson (19)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Johnson , Olynyk , Richardson (4)
Amway Center 18,428
1–2
4
October 9
Charlotte
W 109–106
Johnson , Richardson (18)
Kelly Olynyk (12)
Dion Waiters (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–2
5
October 11
Washington
W 117–115
Bam Adebayo (15)
Olynyk , Winslow (7)
Justise Winslow (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–2
6
October 13
@ Philadelphia
L 95–119
Adebayo , Johnson , Waiters (13)
Jordan Mickey (10)
Derrick Walton Jr. (6)
Sprint Center 11,249
3–3
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season
2017–18 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 26–15; road: 18–23)
October: 2–4 (home: 2–3; road: 0–1)
November
: 8–7 (home: 2–2; road: 6–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 1
Chicago
W 97–91
Goran Dragic (20)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dion Waiters (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–4
8
November 3
@ Denver
L 94–95
Goran Dragic (23)
James Johnson (10)
Goran Dragic (7)
Pepsi Center 15,317
3–5
9
November 5
@ LA Clippers
W 104–101
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Goran Dragic (6)
Staples Center 15,676
4–5
10
November 6
@ Golden State
L 80–97
James Johnson (21)
James Johnson (9)
James Johnson (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
4–6
11
November 8
@ Phoenix
W 126–115
Goran Dragic (29)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Johnson , Winslow (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,500
5–6
12
November 10
@ Utah
W 84–74
Dion Waiters (21)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Goran Dragic (3)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
6–6
13
November 12
@ Detroit
L 103–112
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Goran Dragic (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,236
6–7
14
November 15
Washington
L 93–104
Goran Dragic (21)
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Dion Waiters (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
6–8
15
November 17
@ Washington
W 91–88
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Goran Dragic (7)
Capital One Arena 17,551
7–8
16
November 19
Indiana
L 95–120
Wayne Ellington (21)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
James Johnson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
7–9
17
November 22
Boston
W 104–98
Goran Dragic (27)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Dion Waiters (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,704
8–9
18
November 24
@ Minnesota
W 109–97
Wayne Ellington (21)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
James Johnson (8)
Target Center 18,978
9–9
19
November 26
@ Chicago
W 100–93
Goran Dragic (24)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
James Johnson (6)
United Center 20,928
10–9
20
November 28
@ Cleveland
L 97–108
Dion Waiters (21)
Tyler Johnson (20)
Dion Waiters (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
10–10
21
November 29
@ NY Knicks
L 86–115
Kelly Olynyk (18)
Adebayo , Olynyk , Winslow (5)
Dion Waiters (8)
Madison Square Garden 17,693
10–11
December
: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 1
Charlotte
W 105–100
Josh Richardson (27)
Justise Winslow (11)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
11–11
23
December 3
Golden State
L 95–123
Goran Dragic (24)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
Kelly Olynyk (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
11–12
24
December 6
@ San Antonio
L 105–117
Dion Waiters (22)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Goran Dragic (6)
AT&T Center 18,252
11–13
25
December 9
@ Brooklyn
W 101–89
Goran Dragic (20)
Dragic , Johnson (7)
Dragic , Johnson , Olynyk (3)
Mexico City Arena 19,777
12–13
26
December 11
@ Memphis
W 107–82
Goran Dragic (19)
Dragic , Johnson , Richardson , Winslow (5)
Goran Dragic (5)
FedEx Forum 14,857
13–13
27
December 13
Portland
L 95–102
Wayne Ellington (24)
James Johnson (10)
James Johnson (8)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
13–14
28
December 15
@ Charlotte
W 104–98
Ellington , Johnson (16)
Jordan Mickey (7)
Goran Dragic (7)
Spectrum Center 15,565
14–14
29
December 16
LA Cilppers
W 90–85
Josh Richardson (28)
Johnson , Dion Waiters (6)
Kelly Olynyk (4)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
15–14
30
December 18
@ Atlanta
L 104–110
Josh Richardson (26)
Adebayo , Mickey (10)
Olynyk , Dion Waiters (5)
Philips Arena 14,227
15–15
31
December 20
@ Boston
W 90–89
Kelly Olynyk (32)
Tyler Johnson (11)
Richardson , Dion Waiters (6)
TD Garden 18,624
16–15
32
December 22
Dallas
W 113–101
Josh Richardson (24)
Bam Adebayo (8)
Adebayo , Richardson , Walton Jr. (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
17–15
33
December 23
New Orleans
L 94–109
Tyler Johnson (20)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Matt Willams (4)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
17–16
34
December 26
Orlando
W 107–89
Josh Richardson (20)
Kelly Olynyk (12)
Goran Dragic (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
18–16
35
December 29
Brooklyn
L 87–111
Josh Richardson (19)
Jordan Mickey (9)
Goran Dragic (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
18–17
36
December 30
@ Orlando
W 117–111
Tyler Johnson (31)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragic (8)
Amway Center 18,846
19–17
January
: 10–5 (home: 5–1; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 3
Detroit
W 111–104
Kelly Olynyk (25)
Kelly Olynyk (13)
Goran Dragic (13)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20–17
38
January 5
NY Knicks
W 107–103 (OT)
Wayne Ellington (24)
Kelly Olynyk (10)
Dragic , Johnson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
21–17
39
January 7
Utah
W 103–102
Dragic , Johnson (16)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Josh Richardson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
22–17
40
January 9
@ Toronto
W 90–89
Goran Dragic (24)
Adebayo , Whiteside (15)
Dragic , Richardson (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
23–17
41
January 10
@ Indiana
W 114–106
Goran Dragic (20)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,540
24–17
42
January 14
Milwaukee
W 97–79
Goran Dragic (25)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
James Johnson (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
25–17
43
January 15
@ Chicago
L 111–119
Goran Dragic (22)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Goran Dragic (9)
United Center 20,546
25–18
44
January 17
@ Milwaukee
W 106–101
Hassan Whiteside (27)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
James Johnson (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,695
26–18
45
January 19
@ Brooklyn
L 95–101
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Josh Richardson (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
26–19
46
January 20
@ Charlotte
W 106–105
Wayne Ellington (26)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
James Johnson (7)
Spectrum Center 18,687
27–19
47
January 22
@ Houston
L 90–99
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Johnson , Winslow (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
27–20
48
January 25
Sacramento
L 88–89
Goran Dragic (23)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
27–21
49
January 27
Charlotte
W 95–91
Josh Richardson (19)
Whiteside , Johnson (10)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
28–21
50
January 29
@ Dallas
W 95–88
Hassan Whiteside (25)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
James Johnson (6)
American Airlines Center 19,555
29–21
51
January 31
@ Cleveland
L 89–91
Goran Dragic (18)
Justise Winslow (10)
Goran Dragic (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29–22
February
: 3–7 (home: 3–2; road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
February 2
@ Philadelphia
L 97–103
Kelly Olynyk (19)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Bam Adebayo (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,636
29–23
53
February 3
@ Detroit
L 107–111
Goran Dragic (33)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
James Johnson (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,747
29–24
54
February 5
Orlando
L 109–111
Josh Richardson (20)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
29–25
55
February 7
Houston
L 101–109
Dragic , Richardson (30)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Goran Dragic (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
29–26
56
February 9
Milwaukee
W 91–85
Tyler Johnson (19)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Adebayo , Dragic , Johnson (3)
American Airlines Arena 20,018
30–26
57
February 13
@ Toronto
L 112–115
Goran Dragic (28)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
30–27
58
February 14
@ Philadelphia
L 102–104
James Johnson (7)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Tyler Johnson (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,492
30–28
59
February 23
@ New Orleans
L 123–124 (OT)
Goran Dragic (30)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Goran Dragic (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,751
30–29
60
February 24
Memphis
W 115–89
Tyler Johnson (23)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Goran Dragic (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–29
61
February 27
Philadelphia
W 102–101
Dwyane Wade (27)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Goran Dragić (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–29
March
: 9–7 (home: 8–2; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 1
LA Lakers
L 113–131
Dwyane Wade (25)
Hassan Whiteside (7)
Goran Dragić (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–30
63
March 3
Detroit
W 105–96
Richardson , Olynyk (17)
Hassan Whiteside (19)
Goran Dragić (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
33–30
64
March 5
Phoenix
W 125–103
Hassan Whiteside (24)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
34–30
65
March 6
@ Washington
L 113–117 (OT)
Dwyane Wade (22)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Capital One Arena 16,582
34–31
66
March 8
Philadelphia
W 108–99
Hassan Whiteside (26)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Goran Dragić (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
35–31
67
March 10
Washington
W 129–102
James Johnson (20)
Kelly Olynyk (11)
James Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,689
36–31
68
March 12
@ Portland
L 99–115
Goran Dragić (23)
Justise Winslow (13)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
Moda Center 19,786
36–32
69
March 14
@ Sacramento
L 119–123 (OT)
Goran Dragić (33)
Bam Adebayo (16)
James Johnson (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
36–33
70
March 16
@ LA Lakers
W 92–91
Goran Dragić (30)
Adebayo , Richardson (8)
James Johnson (4)
Staples Center 18,997
37–33
71
March 19
Denver
W 149–141 (2OT)
James Johnson (31)
James Johnson (11)
Goran Dragić (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
38–33
72
March 21
New York
W 119–98
Tyler Johnson (22)
Johnson , Olynyk (5)
Kelly Olynyk (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
39–33
73
March 23
@ Oklahoma City
L 99–105
James Johnson (23)
Bam Adebayo (7)
Dragić , Richardson (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
39–34
74
March 25
@ Indiana
L 107–113 (OT)
Tyler Johnson (19)
Johnson , Olynyk (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
39–35
75
March 27
Cleveland
W 98–79
Kelly Olynyk (19)
Justise Winslow (9)
Dragić , Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,093
40–35
76
March 29
Chicago
W 103–92
Josh Richardson (22)
Justise Winslow (9)
Goran Dragić (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,746
41–35
77
March 31
Brooklyn
L 109–110 (OT)
Dragić , Johnson (18)
Dragić , Olynyk (8)
James Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
41–36
April
: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Playoffs
2018 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
2018 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Josh Richardson
SF
81
81
2,689
285
231
121
75
1,045
33.2
3.5
2.9
1.5
.9
12.9
Wayne Ellington
SG
77
2
2,041
218
79
53
8
864
26.5
2.8
1.0
.7
.1
11.2
Kelly Olynyk
PF
76
22
1,779
431
207
62
35
872
23.4
5.7
2.7
.8
.5
11.5
Goran Dragić
PG
75
75
2,378
306
359
63
12
1,296
31.7
4.1
4.8
.8
.2
17.3
James Johnson
PF
73
41
1,943
358
280
70
51
788
26.6
4.9
3.8
1.0
.7
10.8
Tyler Johnson
PG
72
39
2,052
248
165
60
34
843
28.5
3.4
2.3
.8
.5
11.7
Bam Adebayo
C
69
19
1,368
381
101
32
41
477
19.8
5.5
1.5
.5
.6
6.9
Justise Winslow
PF
68
25
1,680
370
148
54
33
529
24.7
5.4
2.2
.8
.5
7.8
Hassan Whiteside
C
54
54
1,364
618
54
37
94
754
25.3
11.4
1.0
.7
1.7
14.0
Dion Waiters
SG
30
30
918
77
113
23
9
429
30.6
2.6
3.8
.8
.3
14.3
Jordan Mickey
PF
23
3
284
81
9
6
10
93
12.3
3.5
.4
.3
.4
4.0
Dwyane Wade †
SG
21
0
467
71
65
19
15
252
22.2
3.4
3.1
.9
.7
12.0
Rodney McGruder
SG
18
2
299
33
17
8
3
91
16.6
1.8
.9
.4
.2
5.1
Derrick Walton
PG
16
0
147
16
16
7
3
29
9.2
1.0
1.0
.4
.2
1.8
Derrick Jones Jr. †
SF
14
8
212
34
6
3
9
52
15.1
2.4
.4
.2
.6
3.7
Udonis Haslem
C
14
0
72
10
5
0
2
8
5.1
.7
.4
.0
.1
.6
Luke Babbitt †
SF
13
5
145
15
5
1
2
33
11.2
1.2
.4
.1
.2
2.5
Okaro White
PF
6
4
80
11
2
1
1
20
13.3
1.8
.3
.2
.2
3.3
Matt Williams
SG
3
0
11
1
0
0
0
5
3.7
.3
.0
.0
.0
1.7
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Playoffs
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Player
Reason Left
New Team
Ref.
Chris Bosh
Life-threatening illness / Waived
— (Retired)
[ 10]
References
^ "Heat Trade Josh McRoberts" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ Beguiristain, Joe (July 7, 2017). "Heat Re-Signs Dion Waiters" . NBA.com . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ "Heat Re-Signs James Johnson" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ Herrera, Irene (July 20, 2017). "Heat Re-Signs Udonis Haslem" . NBA.com . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ "Heat Signs Kelly Olynyk" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ "Heat Signs Derrick Walton Jr" . NBA.com . July 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ "Heat Signs Matt Williams" . NBA.com . July 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ Schmid, Donnie (August 20, 2017). "Heat Signs Jordan Mickey" . NBA.com . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ Herrera, Irene (September 5, 2017). "Heat Signs Larry Drew II" . NBA.com . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ "Heat Waive Chris Bosh" . NBA.com . July 4, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
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