# 2024–25 Miami Heat season

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

## Draft

| 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. 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.

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Atlanta Hawks | 32 | 36 | .471 | – | 17‍–‍17 | 15‍–‍19 | 8–4 | 68 |
| Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 0.5 | 18‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍21 | 8–3 | 69 |
| Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 3.0 | 15‍–‍17 | 14‍–‍22 | 7–5 | 68 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 50 | .254 | 14.5 | 10‍–‍24 | 7‍–‍26 | 1–12 | 67 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 16.5 | 7‍–‍26 | 8‍–‍26 | 6–6 | 67 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 67 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 49 | 19 | .721 | 7.5 | 68 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 13.0 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 32 | 36 | .471 | 24.5 | 68 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 25.0 | 69 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 33.0 | 69 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 50 | .254 | 39.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 41.0 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

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.
2024 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
@ Charlotte
L 108–111
Adebayo, Ware (13)
Caleb Daniels (9)
Josh Christopher (5)
Spectrum Center 10,093
0–1
October 10
Atlanta
Postponed due to Hurricane Milton; Makeup date October 16
2
October 13
New Orleans
W 101–99
Herro, Robinson (12)
Haywood Highsmith (7)
Dru Smith (5)
Kaseya Center 19,600
1–1
3
October 15
San Antonio
W 120–117
Bam Adebayo (20)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6)
Jaquez Jr., Rozier, Smith (5)
Kaseya Center 19,600
2–1
4
October 16
Atlanta
W 120–111
Jimmy Butler (24)
Bam Adebayo (7)
Tyler Herro (5)
Kaseya Center 19,600
3–1
5
October 18
@ Memphis
W 114–109
Josh Christopher (17)
Kel'el Ware (7)
Isaiah Stevens (5)
FedExForum 14,113
4–1 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 29–39 (Home: 15–17; Road: 14–22) :
October: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 5–7 (home: 2–1; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ San Antonio
W 105–103
Bam Adebayo (30)
Adebayo, Ware (12)
Bam Adebayo (9)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
24–23
48
February 4
@ Chicago
L 124–133
Adebayo, Herro (23)
Kel'el Ware (12)
Tyler Herro (9)
United Center 19,389
24–24
49
February 5
@ Philadelphia
W 108–101
Tyler Herro (30)
Adebayo, Ware (13)
Herro, Jović (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,770
25–24
50
February 7
@ Brooklyn
L 86–102
Terry Rozier (20)
Kel'el Ware (14)
Tyler Herro (6)
Barclays Center 17,926
25–25
51
February 10
Boston
L 85–103
Bam Adebayo (22)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Robinson, Wiggins (5)
Kaseya Center 19,961
25–26
52
February 12
@ Oklahoma City
L 101–115
Bam Adebayo (27)
Bam Adebayo (15)
Tyler Herro (6)
Paycom Center 17,835
25–27
53
February 13
@ Dallas
L 113–118
Tyler Herro (40)
Kyle Anderson (10)
Burks, Mitchell, Robinson (4)
American Airlines Center 19,935
25–28
All-Star Game
54
February 21
@ Toronto
W 120–111 (OT)
Tyler Herro (28)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Tyler Herro (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,584
26–28
55
February 23
@ Milwaukee
L 113–120
Tyler Herro (40)
Kel'el Ware (12)
Tyler Herro (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,442
26–29
56
February 24
@ Atlanta
L 86–98
Andrew Wiggins (23)
Kel'el Ware (15)
Herro, Ware (3)
State Farm Arena 16,189
26–30
57
February 26
Atlanta
W 131–109
Herro, Robinson (24)
Bam Adebayo (9)
Tyler Herro (10)
Kaseya Center 19,600
27–30
58
February 28
Indiana
W 125–120
Tyler Herro (29)
Kel'el Ware (12)
Davion Mitchell (8)
Kaseya Center 19,850
28–30 :
March: 1–9 (home: 1–6; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
New York
L 112–116 (OT)
Bam Adebayo (30)
Kel'el Ware (8)
Tyler Herro (7)
Kaseya Center 19,725
28–31
60
March 3
Washington
W 106–90
Bam Adebayo (19)
Bam Adebayo (15)
Tyler Herro (6)
Kaseya Center 19,600
29–31
61
March 5
@ Cleveland
L 107–112
Bam Adebayo (34)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Anderson, Mitchell (7)
Rocket Arena 19,432
29–32
62
March 7
Minnesota
L 104–106
Bam Adebayo (29)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Davion Mitchell (10)
Kaseya Center 19,700
29–33
63
March 8
Chicago
L 109–114
Adebayo, Wiggins (22)
Kel'el Ware (12)
Davion Mitchell (8)
Kaseya Center 19,700
29–34
64
March 10
Charlotte
L 102–105
Bam Adebayo (23)
Bam Adebayo (14)
Bam Adebayo (8)
Kaseya Center 19,600
29–35
65
March 12
L.A. Clippers
L 104–119
Tyler Herro (31)
Adebayo, Ware (7)
Adebayo, Herro (7)
Kaseya Center 19,700
29–36
66
March 14
Boston
L 91–103
Andrew Wiggins (23)
Adebayo, Mitchell (9)
Tyler Herro (6)
Kaseya Center 19,719
29–37
67
March 15
@ Memphis
L 91–125
Kel'el Ware (19)
Kel'el Ware (11)
Tyler Herro (7)
FedExForum 17,794
29–38
68
March 17
@ New York
L 95–116
Duncan Robinson (22)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
29–39
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 412 | +50 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 447 | 440 | +7 | |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 439 | +20 | |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 430 | −17 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 505 | −60 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 27, 2024 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| June 27, 2024 | To Miami HeatDraft rights to Pelle Larsson (No. 44) (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Atlanta) | To Atlanta Hawks*Draft rights to Nikola Djurišić (No. 43) (from Miami) |
| To Houston RocketsAJ Griffin (from Atlanta) ||

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player |
| July 3 | Thomas Bryant |
| July 6 | Kevin Love |
| July 8 | Haywood Highsmith |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former team |
| July 1 | Keshad Johnson | Arizona Wildcats |
| July 1 | Zyon Pullin | Florida Gators |
| July 1 | Dru Smith | Miami Heat |
| July 4 | Alec Burks | New York Knicks |
| July 6 | Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State Rams |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| July 6 | Caleb Martin | Free agent | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 7 | Delon Wright | Free agent | Milwaukee Bucks |
| July 7 | Orlando Robinson | Waived | Sacramento Kings |