2020–21 Miami Heat season

The 2020–21 Miami Heat season is the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2020–21 Miami Heat season
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerAndy Elisburg
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record7–14 (.333)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Sun
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"

The Heat enter the season as both the defending Southeast Division and Eastern Conference champions and looks to defend those titles respectively.

Draft picks
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 20 Precious Achiuwa PF  Nigeria Memphis

Roster
Roster listing
Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 5 Achiuwa, Precious 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1999-09-19 Memphis
F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky
G 11 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-11-26 Texas
F 22 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette
G 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-06 Slovenia
G/F 8 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-05-11 St. John's
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 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
G/F 28 Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-01-28 Arizona
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/F 31 Strus, Max (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
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: December 4, 2020

Standings

Division
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Charlotte Hornets 10 12 .455 0.0 5–6 5–6 4–1 22
Atlanta Hawks 10 12 .455 0.0 5–7 5–5 1–2 22
Orlando Magic 8 14 .364 2.0 4–7 4–7 4–1 22
Miami Heat 7 14 .333 2.5 5–7 2–7 1–3 21
Washington Wizards 5 13 .278 3.0 2–7 3–6 1–4 18

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 16 7 .696 – 23
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 13 8 .619 2.0 21
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 9 .609 2.0 23
4 Boston Celtics 11 9 .550 3.5 20
5 Indiana Pacers 12 10 .545 3.5 22
6 Charlotte Hornets * 10 12 .455 5.5 22
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 12 .455 5.5 22
8 Atlanta Hawks 10 12 .455 5.5 22
9 New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 23
10 Toronto Raptors 9 12 .429 6.0 21
11 Chicago Bulls 8 12 .400 6.5 20
12 Orlando Magic 8 14 .364 7.5 22
13 Miami Heat 7 14 .333 8.0 21
14 Washington Wizards 5 13 .278 8.5 18
15 Detroit Pistons 5 16 .238 10.0 21

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 7–13 (Home: 5–7; Road: 2–6)
December: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
January: 5–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–6)
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 February 1 Charlotte L 121–129 Jimmy Butler (25) Adebayo, Butler (9) Dragić, Herro (8) American Airlines Arena
0		 7–12
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Ref.
Gabe Vincent November 21 (Two-way contract) [2]
Meyers Leonard November 22 [3]
Udonis Haslem November 28 [4]

Additions
Player Signed Former Team Ref.
Avery Bradley November 23 Los Angeles Lakers [5]
Maurice Harkless November 23 New York Knicks [6]
Paul Eboua November 25 Stella Azzura (Italy) [7]
Max Strus November 30 Chicago Bulls [8]

Subtractions
Player Left Through New Team Ref.
Derrick Jones Jr. Free Agency Portland Trail Blazers [9]
Solomon Hill Free Agency Atlanta Hawks [10]
Jae Crowder Free Agency Phoenix Suns [11]

References
  1. "Heat-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "Goran Dragic officially re-signs with Miami". NBA.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. "LEONARD RE-SIGNS WITH HEAT". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  4. "THE CAPTAIN RETURNS FOR HIS 18TH SEASON". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  5. "AVERY BRADLEY SIGNS WITH HEAT". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. "MAURICE HARKLESS SIGNS WITH HEAT". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. "PAUL EBOUA SIGNS WITH HEAT". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  8. "MAX STRUS SIGNS WITH HEAT". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  9. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN DERRICK JONES JR". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. "Atlanta Hawks Sign Free Agent Forward Solomon Hill". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. "SUNS SIGN JAE CROWDER". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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