2018–19 Miami Heat season

The 2018–19 Miami Heat season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2018–19 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
General manager	Andy Elisburg
President	Pat Riley
Owner(s)	Micky Arison
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Sun
Radio	790 AM, "The Ticket"

This was Dwyane Wade's final season, after playing 16 years in the NBA. Believed by many to be the best player in franchise history, Wade led the team to its first championship title in 2006, as well as back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. He also led the team to a total of 11 playoff appearances, and Finals appearances in 2011 and 2014 and won the scoring title in 2009. Including his honorary All-Star spot this season, Wade has 13 total NBA All-Star Game appearances to his name, including an All-Star MVP Award in 2010.

On March 26, 2019, the Heat retired Chris Bosh's jersey prior to their game versus the Orlando Magic. A free agent since 2017, Bosh officially announced his retirement on February 12, 2019, due to an ongoing battle with blood clots that ended his playing career in 2016.

The Heat were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in five years on April 9, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Memphis Grizzlies. As of 2023, this was the last time that the Heat missed the playoffs.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 NBA draft

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2018 NBA draft, with their selections having been traded to the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies (later Houston Rockets), respectively.

Roster

2018–19 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997–07–18 Kentucky F 31 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California G 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–06 Slovenia F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida F 16 Johnson, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest G/F 5 Jones, Derrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–02–15 UNLV F 00 Maten, Yante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996–08–14 Georgia F 9 Olynyk, Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga G/F 0 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–09–15 Tennessee F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–04–22 Michigan G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette G 11 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse C 21 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–06–13 Marshall F 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 (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2019–04–10

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	–	25‍–‍16	17‍–‍24	10–6	82
Charlotte Hornets	39	43	.476	3.0	25‍–‍16	14‍–‍27	10–6	82
Miami Heat	39	43	.476	3.0	19‍–‍22	20‍–‍21	7–9	82
Washington Wizards	32	50	.390	10.0	22‍–‍19	10‍–‍31	7–9	82
Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	13.0	17‍–‍24	12‍–‍29	6–10	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Milwaukee Bucks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	58	24	.707	2.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	9.0	82
4	x – Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	12.0	82
6	x – Brooklyn Nets	42	40	.512	18.0	82
7	y – Orlando Magic *	42	40	.512	18.0	82
8	x – Detroit Pistons	41	41	.500	19.0	82
9	Charlotte Hornets	39	43	.476	21.0	82
10	Miami Heat	39	43	.476	21.0	82
11	Washington Wizards	32	50	.390	28.0	82
12	Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	31.0	82
13	Chicago Bulls	22	60	.268	38.0	82
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	41.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 30 @ San Antonio L 100–104 Hassan Whiteside (20) Hassan Whiteside (13) Olynyk, Wade (4) AT&T Center 17,024 0–1 2 October 2 @ Charlotte L 113–122 Kelly Olynyk (18) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (4) Spectrum Center 8,417 0–2 3 October 5 @ Washington L 114–121 Maten, Winslow (17) Hassan Whiteside (9) Briante Weber (6) Capital One Arena 12,825 0–3 4 October 8 Orlando W 90–89 Rodney McGruder (19) Hassan Whiteside (13) Dragic, McGruder, Johnson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–3 5 October 10 New Orleans W 140–128 Bam Adebayo (26) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Johnson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–3 6 October 12 Atlanta W 119–113 Josh Richardson (24) Dwyane Wade (5) Wade, Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–3
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 39–43 (Home: 19–22; Road: 20–21)
October: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ Orlando 101–104 Goran Dragic (26) Hassan Whiteside (18) Goran Dragic (4) Amway Center 19,191 0–1 2 October 18 @ Washington 113–112 Josh Richardson (28) Hassan Whiteside (10) Goran Dragic (8) Capital One Arena 20,409 1–1 3 October 20 Charlotte 112–113 Dwyane Wade (21) Hassan Whiteside (15) Goran Dragic (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–2 4 October 24 New York 110–87 Hassan Whiteside (22) Hassan Whiteside (14) Kelly Olynyk (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–2 5 October 27 Portland 120–111 Goran Dragic (28) Hassan Whiteside (15) Dragic, Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–2 6 October 29 Sacramento 113–123 Josh Richardson (31) Hassan Whiteside (24) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 3–3 7 October 30 @ Charlotte 113–125 Dwyane Wade (19) Hassan Whiteside (12) Justise Winslow (5) Spectrum Center 14,117 3–4
November : 5–9 (home: 2–6; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 3 @ Atlanta 118–123 Josh Richardson (32) Justise Winslow (10) Justise Winslow (8) State Farm Arena 16,303 3–5 9 November 5 @ Detroit 120–115 (OT) Josh Richardson (27) Richardson, Adebayo (8) Goran Dragic (6) Little Caesars Arena 1,4148 4–5 10 November 7 San Antonio 95–88 Hassan Whiteside (29) Hassan Whiteside (20) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–5 11 November 9 Indiana 102–110 Kelly Olynyk (20) Hassan Whiteside (20) Josh Richardson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–6 12 November 10 Washington 110–116 Josh Richardson (24) Hassan Whiteside (14) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–7 13 November 12 Philadelphia 114–124 Goran Dragic (22) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragic (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–8 14 November 14 @ Brooklyn 120–107 Tyler Johnson (24) Justise Winslow (11) Goran Dragic (5) Barclays Center 13,317 6–8 15 November 16 @ Indiana 91–99 Josh Richardson (28) Hassan Whiteside (17) Justise Winslow (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 6–9 16 November 18 LA Lakers 97–113 Wayne Ellington (19) Bam Adebayo (8) Rodney McGruder (4) American Airlines Arena 19,686 6–10 17 November 20 Brooklyn 92–104 Hassan Whiteside (21) Hassan Whiteside (23) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 6–11 18 November 23 @ Chicago 103–96 Josh Richardson (27) Bam Adebayo (13) Wayne Ellington (4) United Center 20,935 7–11 19 November 25 @ Toronto 115–125 Dwyane Wade (35) Bam Adebayo (21) Dwyane Wade (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 7–12 20 November 27 Atlanta 113–115 Josh Richardson (22) Hassan Whiteside (10) Rodney McGruder (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 7–13 21 November 30 New Orleans 106–101 Josh Richardson (20) Bam Adebayo (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 8–13
December : 9–5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 2 Utah 102–100 Hassan Whiteside (23) Hassan Whiteside (20) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–13 23 December 4 Orlando 90–105 Justise Winslow (14) Hassan Whiteside (9) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–14 24 December 7 @ Phoenix 115–98 Bam Adebayo (22) Bam Adebayo (10) Goran Dragic (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,273 10–14 25 December 8 @ LA Clippers 121–98 Dwyane Wade (25) Derrick Jones Jr. (11) Justise Winslow (9) Staples Center 17,113 11–14 26 December 10 @ LA Lakers 105–108 Justise Winslow (28) Derrick Jones Jr. (14) Dwyane Wade (10) Staples Center 18,997 11–15 27 December 12 @ Utah 84–111 Rodney McGruder (16) Kelly Olynyk (8) Olynyk, Adebayo (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 11–16 28 December 14 @ Memphis 100–97 Olynyk, Richardson (18) Bam Adebayo (9) Josh Richardson (7) FedExForum 16,313 12–16 29 December 16 @ New Orleans 102–96 Josh Richardson (22) Hassan Whiteside (12) Bam Adebayo (5) Smoothie King Center 15,535 13–16 30 December 20 Houston 101–99 Josh Richardson (22) Hassan Whiteside (17) Josh Richardson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 14–16 31 December 22 Milwaukee 94–87 Josh Richardson (16) Hassan Whiteside (13) Justise Winslow (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 15–16 32 December 23 @ Orlando 115–91 Tyler Johnson (25) Josh Richardson (10) Johnson, Winslow, Adebayo (5) Amway Center 18,846 16–16 33 December 26 Toronto 104–106 Justise Winslow (21) Hassan Whiteside (12) Josh Richardson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,902 16–17 34 December 28 Cleveland 118–94 Justise Winslow (24) Justise Winslow (11) Justise Winslow (7) American Airlines Arena 19,617 17–17 35 December 30 Minnesota 104–113 Dwyane Wade (21) Hassan Whiteside (13) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 17–18
January : 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 2 @ Cleveland 117–92 Josh Richardson (24) Hassan Whiteside (12) Richardson, Adebayo (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 18–18 37 January 4 Washington 115–109 Hassan Whiteside (21) Hassan Whiteside (18) Justise Winslow (10) American Airlines Arena 19,600 19–18 38 January 6 @ Atlanta 82–106 Derrick Jones Jr. (14) Adebayo, Olynyk (6) Rodney McGruder (5) State Farm Arena 16,630 19–19 39 January 8 Denver 99–103 Dion Waiters (15) Hassan Whiteside (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 19–20 40 January 10 Boston 115–99 Dwyane Wade (19) Hassan Whiteside (10) Justise Winslow (11) American Airlines Arena 19,600 20–20 41 January 12 Memphis 112–108 Justise Winslow (26) Bam Adebayo (10) Josh Richardson (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 21–20 42 January 15 @ Milwaukee 86–124 Winslow, Whiteside (19) Hassan Whiteside (8) Josh Richardson (5) Fiserv Forum 17,626 21–21 43 January 18 @ Detroit 93–98 Dwyane Wade (20) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dwyane Wade (8) Little Caesars Arena 17,228 21–22 44 January 19 @ Chicago 117–103 Josh Richardson (26) Wade, Whiteside (10) Dwyane Wade (7) United Center 20,926 22–22 45 January 21 @ Boston 99–107 Waiters, Jones Jr. (18) Derrick Jones Jr. (9) Justise Winslow (6) TD Garden 18,624 22–23 46 January 23 LA Clippers 99–111 Hassan Whiteside (22) Hassan Whiteside (16) Johnson, Richardson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 22–24 47 January 25 @ Cleveland 100–94 Justise Winslow (27) Hassan Whiteside (13) Tyler Johnson (6) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 23–24 48 January 27 @ N. Y. Knicks 106–97 Wayne Ellington (19) Hassan Whiteside (16) Dwyane Wade (10) Madison Square Garden 18,852 24–24 49 January 30 Chicago 89–105 Tyler Johnson (15) Olynyk, Whiteside (9) Waiters, Winslow (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 24–25
February : 3–9 (home: 1–4; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Oklahoma City 102–118 Kelly Olynyk (21) Hassan Whiteside (6) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 24–26 51 February 2 Indiana 88–95 Dwyane Wade (21) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 24–27 52 February 5 @ Portland 118–108 Hassan Whiteside (28) Hassan Whiteside (11) Justise Winslow (5) Moda Center 19,468 25–27 53 February 8 @ Sacramento 96–102 Josh Richardson (21) Hassan Whiteside (19) Justise Winslow (6) Golden 1 Center 17,583 25–28 54 February 10 @ Golden State 118–120 Josh Richardson (37) Hassan Whiteside (14) Dwyane Wade (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 25–29 55 February 11 @ Denver 87–103 Justise Winslow (15) Rodney McGruder (10) Josh Richardson (8) Pepsi Center 18,378 25–30 56 February 13 @ Dallas 112–101 Dwyane Wade (22) Justise Winslow (11) Richardson, Winslow (6) American Airlines Center 20,364 26–30 57 February 21 @ Philadelphia 102–106 Dwyane Wade (19) Justise Winslow (7) Justise Winslow (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,505 26–31 58 February 23 Detroit 96–119 Dion Waiters (17) Hassan Whiteside (15) Dion Waiters (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 26–32 59 February 25 Phoenix 121–124 Hassan Whiteside (29) Hassan Whiteside (11) Josh Richardson (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 26–33 60 February 27 Golden State 126–125 Goran Dragić (27) Bam Adebayo (10) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,647 27–33 61 February 28 @ Houston 118–121 Olynyk, Dragić (21) Justise Winslow (7) Justise Winslow (8) Toyota Center 18,055 27–34
March : 11–4 (home: 6–3; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 Brooklyn 117–88 Kelly Olynyk (25) Bam Adebayo (16) Waiters, Richardson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 28–34 63 March 4 Atlanta 114–113 Dwyane Wade (23) Hassan Whiteside (7) Wade, Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 29–34 64 March 6 @ Charlotte 91–84 Kelly Olynyk (22) Kelly Olynyk (11) Justise Winslow (7) Spectrum Center 18,137 30–34 65 March 8 Cleveland 126–110 Josh Richardson (20) Hassan Whiteside (11) Justise Winslow (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 31–34 66 March 10 Toronto 104–125 Bam Adebayo (19) Hassan Whiteside (7) Bam Adebayo (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 31–35 67 March 13 Detroit 108–74 Justise Winslow (16) Hassan Whiteside (11) Josh Richardson (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 32–35 68 March 15 Milwaukee 98–113 Justise Winslow (20) Bam Adebayo (11) Justise Winslow (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 32–36 69 March 17 Charlotte 93–75 Goran Dragić (19) Kelly Olynyk (9) Kelly Olynyk (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 33–36 70 March 18 @ Oklahoma City 116–107 Goran Dragić (26) Kelly Olynyk (9) Goran Dragić (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 34–36 71 March 20 @ San Antonio 110–105 Goran Dragić (22) Bam Adebayo (15) Bam Adebayo (5) AT&T Center 18,354 35–36 72 March 22 @ Milwaukee 87–116 Hassan Whiteside (14) Hassan Whiteside (9) Josh Richardson (5) Fiserv Forum 18,094 35–37 73 March 23 @ Washington 113–108 Dwyane Wade (20) Bam Adebayo (11) Bam Adebayo (8) Capital One Arena 20,409 36–37 74 March 26 Orlando 99–104 Dion Waiters (26) Bam Adebayo (11) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 19,704 36–38 75 March 28 Dallas 105–99 Goran Dragić (23) Bam Adebayo (16) Goran Dragić (11) American Airlines Arena 19,851 37–38 76 March 30 @ N. Y. Knicks 100–92 Dion Waiters (28) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragić (10) Madison Square Garden 19,812 38–38
April : 1–5 (home: 1–1; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 1 @ Boston 105–110 Goran Dragić (30) Bam Adebayo (14) Dwyane Wade (7) TD Garden 18,624 38–39 78 April 3 Boston 102–112 Dion Waiters (21) Hassan Whiteside (15) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 19,904 38–40 79 April 5 @ Minnesota 109–111 Dwyane Wade (24) Whiteside, Dragić, Winslow (7) Goran Dragić (9) Target Center 17,763 38–41 80 April 7 @ Toronto 109–117 (OT) Dwyane Wade (21) Bam Adebayo (13) Dragić, Winslow (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 38–42 81 April 9 Philadelphia 122–99 Dwyane Wade (30) Whiteside, Adebayo (9) Goran Dragić (13) American Airlines Arena 20,153 39–42 82 April 10 @ Brooklyn 94–113 Dwyane Wade (25) Wade, Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (10) Barclays Center 17,732 39–43
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bam Adebayo	C	82	28	1,913	597	184	71	65	729	23.3	7.3	2.2	.9	.8	8.9
Kelly Olynyk	PF	79	36	1,812	375	140	53	37	787	22.9	4.7	1.8	.7	.5	10.0
Josh Richardson	SG	73	73	2,539	263	298	79	34	1,209	34.8	3.6	4.1	1.1	.5	16.6
Hassan Whiteside	C	72	53	1,674	817	56	46	136	887	23.3	11.3	.8	.6	1.9	12.3
Dwyane Wade	SG	72	2	1,885	285	301	59	38	1,083	26.2	4.0	4.2	.8	.5	15.0
Justise Winslow	SF	66	52	1,959	355	282	72	19	830	29.7	5.4	4.3	1.1	.3	12.6
Rodney McGruder	SG	66	45	1,550	238	112	36	12	503	23.5	3.6	1.7	.5	.2	7.6
Derrick Jones Jr.	SF	60	14	1,153	240	37	46	42	422	19.2	4.0	.6	.8	.7	7.0
James Johnson	PF	55	33	1,164	176	135	35	27	428	21.2	3.2	2.5	.6	.5	7.8
Dion Waiters	SG	44	28	1,138	116	121	29	9	527	25.9	2.6	2.8	.7	.2	12.0
Tyler Johnson†	PG	44	10	1,123	121	112	40	21	475	25.5	2.8	2.5	.9	.5	10.8
Goran Dragić	PG	36	22	991	111	174	30	5	494	27.5	3.1	4.8	.8	.1	13.7
Wayne Ellington†	SG	25	12	533	47	29	24	3	209	21.3	1.9	1.2	1.0	.1	8.4
Duncan Robinson	SF	15	1	161	19	5	5	0	50	10.7	1.3	.3	.3	.0	3.3
Udonis Haslem	C	10	1	74	27	2	0	0	25	7.4	2.7	.2	.0	.0	2.5
Ryan Anderson†	PF	10	0	44	9	2	1	0	7	4.4	.9	.2	.1	.0	.7
Yante Maten	PF	2	0	13	3	0	1	0	2	6.5	1.5	.0	.5	.0	1.0
Emanuel Terry†	PF	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	3.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	1.0

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

Transactions

Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Derrick Jones Jr.	July 1, 2018
Wayne Ellington	July 13, 2018
Dwyane Wade	September 18, 2018

Additions

Player	Signed	Contract	Former Team	Ref.
Duncan Robinson	July 10, 2018	Two-way contract	Michigan Wolverines
Yante Maten	July 29, 2018	Two-way contract	Georgia Bulldogs
Malik Newman	August 6, 2018		Los Angeles Lakers
Marcus Lee	August 15, 2018		California Golden Bears
Brianté Weber	August 21, 2018		Memphis Grizzlies
Jarnell Stokes	August 27, 2018		Zhejiang Golden Bulls

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team	Ref.
Jordan Mickey	Option declined	Khimki
Derrick Walton	Unrestricted free agent	Chicago Bulls