2024–25 Miami Heat season

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

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.

Miami Heat roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky G/F 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado F 22 Butler, Jimmy (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette G 8 Christopher, Josh (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-12-08 Arizona State G 14 Herro, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky F 24 Highsmith, Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling F 11 Jaquez, Jaime Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-02-18 UCLA F 16 Johnson, Keshad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-06-23 Arizona F 5 Jović, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia G 9 Larsson, Pelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-23 Arizona F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA G 0 Richardson, Josh  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee G/F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan G 2 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville G 12 Smith, Dru  (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-30 Missouri G 4 Stevens, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-01 Colorado State C 7 Ware, Kel'el 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2004-04-20 Indiana

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach(es) 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 Last transaction: January 27, 2025

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]

2024–25 game log Total: 23–23 (Home: 12–10; Road: 11–13)
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: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 48 February 4 @ Chicago United Center 49 February 5 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 50 February 7 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 51 February 10 Boston Kaseya Center 52 February 12 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 53 February 13 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 54 February 21 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 55 February 23 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 56 February 24 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 57 February 26 Atlanta Kaseya Center 58 February 28 Indiana Kaseya Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 New York Kaseya Center 60 March 3 Washington Kaseya Center 61 March 5 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 62 March 7 Minnesota Kaseya Center 63 March 8 Chicago Kaseya Center 64 March 10 Charlotte Kaseya Center 65 March 12 L.A. Clippers Kaseya Center 66 March 14 Boston Kaseya Center 67 March 15 @ Memphis FedExForum 68 March 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden 69 March 19 Detroit Kaseya Center 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

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