# 2016–17 Miami Heat season

The 2016–17 Miami Heat season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After a tumultuous negotiation process, Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown Chicago Bulls in the offseason. This was the first season without Wade since 2002-03. Although the Heat would re-acquire Wade via a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers a season later, his departure made Udonis Haslem the new longest tenured player on the roster, as Haslem first joined the Heat in August 2003, a month after Wade did. Furthermore, Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots. Bosh had not played since February 9, 2016. It was the NBA's first full season without Bosh since 2002-03, and the Heat's first since 2009-10. After spending the next 2 seasons as a free agent, Bosh would later announce his retirement from the NBA on February 12, 2019.
The team got off to an 11–30 start. However, the Heat rallied to go 30–11 down the stretch, only to be eliminated after the last game of the season. They entered game 82 needing a loss from either the Pacers or the Bulls and a victory over the Wizards. However, despite a 110–102 win over the Washington Wizards, both the Pacers and the Bulls won their games. The Heat finished tied with the Chicago Bulls with identical 41–41 records but the Bulls won the head-to-head tie breaker against the Heat 2–1. As a result, the Heat missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.
Hassan Whiteside earned praise for being the NBA's leading rebounder after ending his previous season as the leading shot blocker in the NBA.

## Draft picks

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Washington Wizards | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 19‍–‍22 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 20‍–‍21 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 8.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 18‍–‍23 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 13.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 14‍–‍27 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 13‍–‍28 | 7–9 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1) :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
@ Wizards
W 106–95
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Dion Waiters (8)
Verizon Center 9,100
1–0
2
October 8
Timberwolves
L 100–109
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Dion Waiters (6)
Sprint Center 13,042
1–1
3
October 11
Nets
W 121–100
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–1
4
October 14
@ Spurs
W 108–100
Tyler Johnson (17)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Goran Dragic (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
3–1
5
October 15
Timberwolves
L 96–101
Rodney McGruder (15)
Willie Reed (13)
Brianté Weber (6)
KFC Yum! Center 9,672
3–2
6
October 18
Magic
W 107–77
Goran Dragic (17)
Willie Reed (11)
Goran Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–2
7
October 20
@ Hornets
L 88–96
Rodney McGruder (19)
Okaro White (12)
Brianté Weber (7)
Spectrum Center 9,127
4–3
8
October 21
76ers
L 110–113
Goran Dragic (17)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–4 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 23–18; Road: 18–23) :
October: 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ Orlando
W 108–96
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (6)
Amway Center 19,298
1–0
2
October 28
Charlotte
L 91–97
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (9)
American Airlines Arena 4,538
1–1
3
October 30
San Antonio
L 99–106
Hassan Whiteside (27)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 4,567
1–2 :
November
: 5–10 (home: 2–5; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
Sacramento
W 108–96 (OT)
Goran Dragic (25)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Goran Dragic (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,612
2–2
5
November 4
@ Toronto
L 87–96
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Goran Dragic (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
2–3
6
November 7
@ Oklahoma City
L 85–97
James Johnson (18)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Waiters, Dragic (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–4
7
November 10
Chicago
L 95–98
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Waiters, Winslow (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–5
8
November 12
Utah
L 91–102
Whiteside, J. Johnson (15)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
J. Johnson, Richardson, T. Johnson (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–6
9
November 14
@ San Antonio
L 90–94
Dion Waiters (27)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Tyler Johnson (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
2–7
10
November 15
Atlanta
L 90–93
Whiteside, Richardson (19)
Hassan Whiteside (25)
Rodney McGruder (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–8
11
November 17
Milwaukee
W 96–73
Dion Waiters (23)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Tyler Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–8
12
November 19
@ Washington
W 114–111
Goran Dragic (22)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Dion Waiters (8)
Verizon Center 15,848
4–8
13
November 21
@ Philadelphia
L 94–101
Hassan Whiteside (32)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragic (7)
Wells Fargo Center 16,477
4–9
14
November 23
@ Detroit
L 84–107
Tyler Johnson (17)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Tyler Johnson (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,520
4–10
15
November 25
@ Memphis
W 90–81
Tyler Johnson (22)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Waiters, Richardson (4)
FedExForum 17,222
5–10
16
November 26
Memphis
L 107–110
Dion Waiters (25)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Dion Waiters (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–11
17
November 28
Boston
L 104–112
Goran Dragic (27)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Goran Dragic (17)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–12
18
November 30
@ Denver
W 106–98
Hassan Whiteside (25)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Dragic, T. Johnson (7)
Pepsi Center 11,471
6–12 :
December
: 4–12 (home: 3–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
@ Utah
W 111–110
Goran Dragic (27)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Goran Dragic (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,073
7–12
20
December 3
@ Portland
L 92–99
Goran Dragic (28)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Goran Dragic (8)
Moda Center 19,393
7–13
21
December 6
New York
L 103–114
Goran Dragic (29)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,610
7–14
22
December 7
@ Atlanta
L 95–103
Tyler Johnson (27)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
McGruder, T. Johnson (5)
Philips Arena 11,326
7–15
23
December 9
@ Cleveland
L 84–114
Derrick Williams (17)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
McGruder, Dragic, McRoberts (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7–16
24
December 10
@ Chicago
L 100–105
Goran Dragic (21)
Williams, Whiteside (8)
Goran Dragic (7)
United Center 21,450
7–17
25
December 12
Washington
W 112–101
Goran Dragic (34)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Dragic, Ellington (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
8–17
26
December 14
Indiana
W 95–89
Hassan Whiteside (26)
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–17
27
December 16
LA Clippers
L 98–102
Goran Dragic (21)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Goran Dragic (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–18
28
December 18
Boston
L 95–105
Goran Dragic (31)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–19
29
December 20
Orlando
L 130–136 (2OT)
T. Johnson, Whiteside (32)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
J. Johnson, Richardson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–20
30
December 22
L. A. Lakers
W 115–107
Whiteside, Winslow (23)
Whiteside, Winslow (13)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,712
10–20
31
December 23
@ New Orleans
L 87–91
Goran Dragic (23)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Goran Dragic (5)
Smoothie King Center 16,322
10–21
32
December 27
Oklahoma City
L 94–106
Josh Richardson (22)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Justise Winslow (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,977
10–22
33
December 29
@ Charlotte
L 82–91
Josh Richardson (20)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Goran Dragic (8)
Spectrum Center 19,471
10–23
34
December 30
@ Boston
L 114–117
James Johnson (22)
Justise Winslow (9)
Josh Richardson (8)
TD Garden 18,624
10–24 :
January
: 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 1
Detroit
L 98–107
James Johnson (20)
James Johnson (7)
Josh Richardson (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,844
10–25
36
January 3
@ Phoenix
L 90–99
Goran Dragic (24)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Goran Dragic (9)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,772
10–26
37
January 4
@ Sacramento
W 107–102
Tyler Johnson (23)
Josh Richardson (8)
Goran Dragic (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
11–26
38
January 6
@ L. A. Lakers
L 100–127
Willie Reed (22)
Willie Reed (12)
Goran Dragic (3)
Staples Center 18,997
11–27
39
January 8
@ L. A. Clippers
L 86–98
Goran Dragic (24)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragic (5)
Staples Center 19,060
11–28
40
January 10
@ Golden State
L 95–107
Hassan Whiteside (28)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Dion Waiters (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
11−29
41
January 13
@ Milwaukee
L 108–116
Dragic, Whiteside (19)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Dion Waiters (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,483
11–30
42
January 17
Houston
W 109–103
Goran Dragic (21)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
12–30
43
January 19
Dallas
W 99–95
Goran Dragic (30)
J. Johnson, Whiteside (8)
James Johnson (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
13–30
44
January 21
Milwaukee
W 109–97
Dion Waiters (33)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
J. Johnson, Dragic (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
14–30
45
January 23
Golden State
W 105–102
Dion Waiters (33)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
15–30
46
January 25
@ Brooklyn
W 109–106
Dion Waiters (24)
Goran Dragic (9)
Goran Dragic (9)
Barclays Center 14,929
16–30
47
January 27
@ Chicago
W 100–88
Goran Dragic (26)
James Johnson (9)
Goran Dragic (11)
United Center 22,082
17–30
48
January 28
Detroit
W 116–103
Goran Dragic (23)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Dion Waiters (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
18–30
49
January 30
Brooklyn
W 104–96
Goran Dragic (20)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Dion Waiters (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
19–30 :
February
: 8–3 (home: 3–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
Atlanta
W 116–93
Goran Dragic (27)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Goran Dragic (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
20–30
51
February 4
Philadelphia
W 125–102
Hassan Whiteside (30)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Goran Dragic (8)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,754
21–30
52
February 6
@ Minnesota
W 115–113
Goran Dragic (33)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragic (9)
Target Center 12,502
22–30
53
February 8
@ Milwaukee
W 106–88
Hassan Whiteside (23)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Goran Dragic (7)
Bradley Center 14,211
23–30
54
February 10
@ Brooklyn
W 108–99
Goran Dragic (21)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Goran Dragic (5)
Barclays Center 15,382
24–30
55
February 11
@ Philadelphia
L 109–117
Goran Dragic (30)
Hassan Whiteside (19)
Tyler Johnson (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,698
24–31
56
February 13
Orlando
L 107–116
Dion Waiters (23)
Hassan Whiteside (19)
Dion Waiters (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
24–32
57
February 15
@ Houston
W 117–109
Whiteside, Waiters (23)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dion Waiters (7)
Toyota Center 16,967
25–32
58
February 24
@ Atlanta
W 108–90
Tyler Johnson (23)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Dion Waiters (10)
Philips Arena 18,122
26–32
59
February 25
Indiana
W 113–95
Whiteside, Waiters (22)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
James Johnson (8)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
27–32
60
February 27
@ Dallas
L 89–96
Goran Dragic (24)
Hassan Whiteside (19)
Dragic, Waiters (6)
American Airlines Center 19,539
27–33 :
March
: 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Philadelphia
W 125–98
Tyler Johnson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Center 19,609
28–33
62
March 3
@ Orlando
L 99–110
James Johnson (19)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
James Johnson (6)
Amway Center 17,136
28–34
63
March 4
Cleveland
W 120–92
Goran Dragic (23)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragic (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
29–34
64
March 6
@ Cleveland
W 106–98
Dion Waiters (29)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Goran Dragic (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–34
65
March 8
Charlotte
W 108–101
Dion Waiters (24)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–34
66
March 11
Toronto
W 104–89
Dion Waiters (20)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dion Waiters (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,745
32–34
67
March 12
@ Indiana
L 98–102
Hassan Whiteside (26)
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Dion Waiters (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
32–35
68
March 15
New Orleans
W 120–112
Goran Dragic (33)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Tyler Johnson (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,678
33–35
69
March 17
Minnesota
W 123–105
Whiteside, Johnson (23)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
34–35
70
March 19
Portland
L 104–115
James Johnson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
James Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
34–36
71
March 21
Phoenix
W 112–97
Hassan Whiteside (23)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dragic, Johnson (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
35–36
72
March 23
Toronto
L 84–101
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,745
35–37
73
March 26
@ Boston
L 108–112
Tyler Johnson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
James Johnson (6)
TD Garden 18,624
35–38
74
March 28
@ Detroit
W 97–96
Goran Dragic (28)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Dragic, McGruder, Richardson (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,160
36–38
75
March 29
@ New York
W 105–88
Goran Dragic (20)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Goran Dragic (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
37–38
76
March 31
New York
L 94–98
Goran Dragic (22)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Dragic, Richardson (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
37–39 :
April
: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
Denver
L 113–116
Goran Dragic (22)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Dragic, Johnson (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
37–40
78
April 5
@ Charlotte
W 112–99
Goran Dragic (33)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Josh Richardson (5)
Spectrum Center 17,758
38–40
79
April 7
@ Toronto
L 94–96
James Johnson (22)
Whiteside, Johnson (10)
Josh Richardson (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
38–41
80
April 8
@ Washington
W 106–103
Hassan Whiteside (30)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Goran Dragic (7)
Verizon Center 20,365
39–41
81
April 10
Cleveland
W 124–121 (OT)
Tyler Johnson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
James Johnson (9)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,673
40–41
82
April 12
Washington
W 110–102
Goran Dragic (28)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
James Johnson (8)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
41–41 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rodney McGruder | SG | 78 | 65 | 1,966 | 256 | 124 | 46 | 18 | 497 | 25.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .6 | .2 | 6.4 |
| Hassan Whiteside | C | 77 | 77 | 2,513 | 1,088 | 57 | 57 | 161 | 1,309 | 32.6 | 14.1 | .7 | .7 | 2.1 | 17.0 |
| James Johnson | PF | 76 | 5 | 2,085 | 376 | 276 | 76 | 86 | 975 | 27.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 12.8 |
| Goran Dragić | PG | 73 | 73 | 2,459 | 279 | 423 | 89 | 13 | 1,483 | 33.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 20.3 |
| Tyler Johnson | PG | 73 | 0 | 2,178 | 293 | 233 | 84 | 44 | 1,002 | 29.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .6 | 13.7 |
| Willie Reed | C | 71 | 5 | 1,031 | 332 | 26 | 18 | 47 | 374 | 14.5 | 4.7 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 5.3 |
| Luke Babbitt | SF | 68 | 55 | 1,065 | 141 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 324 | 15.7 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Wayne Ellington | SG | 62 | 13 | 1,500 | 132 | 70 | 35 | 4 | 648 | 24.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 10.5 |
| Josh Richardson | SG | 53 | 34 | 1,614 | 168 | 140 | 60 | 39 | 539 | 30.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .7 | 10.2 |
| Dion Waiters | SG | 46 | 43 | 1,384 | 153 | 200 | 42 | 20 | 729 | 30.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .9 | .4 | 15.8 |
| Okaro White | PF | 35 | 0 | 471 | 82 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 98 | 13.5 | 2.3 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Derrick Williams$^†$ | PF | 25 | 11 | 377 | 73 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 148 | 15.1 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 5.9 |
| Josh McRoberts | PF | 22 | 14 | 381 | 74 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 107 | 17.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | 4.9 |
| Justise Winslow | SF | 18 | 15 | 625 | 94 | 66 | 26 | 6 | 196 | 34.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .3 | 10.9 |
| Udonis Haslem | C | 16 | 0 | 130 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 8.1 | 2.3 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 1.9 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.