The 2025–26 Miami Heat season was the 38th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2025–26 Miami Heat season | |
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| Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
| President | Pat Riley |
| General manager | Andy Elisburg |
| Owner | Micky Arison |
| Arena | Kaseya Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 43–39 (.524) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Sun WPLG (12 simulcasts) |
| Radio | WQAM |
The Heat advanced to the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage as the East wildcard by having the highest point differential among second-place teams in the conference, following a 3–1 group stage record and a head-to-head tiebreaker loss to the eventual Cup champions New York Knicks for East Group C. However, they were eliminated by the Orlando Magic in the quarterfinals.
During the March 10, 2026 game against the Washington Wizards, forward/center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, surpassing Kobe Bryant's record for the second most points scored in a single NBA game behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. Two days later, the Heat surpassed their win total from the previous season with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks. They eventually finished the regular season with a 43–39 record, placing tenth in the East.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Heat qualified for the play-in tournament. However, they lost in the first stage of the tournament to the Charlotte Hornets in overtime, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 20 | Kasparas Jakučionis | Point Guard | Illinois |
The Heat entered the draft with a single first-round pick, which was acquired from the Golden State Warriors via trade in the previous season as an exchange for forward Jimmy Butler, which conveyed after falling outside the top 10 when Golden State qualified for the 2025 NBA playoffs.[1][2] Their original first-round pick was conveyed to the Oklahoma City Thunder per a 2022 trade, as Miami’s qualification for the playoffs removed the pick's lottery protection. Meanwhile, the Heat had traded their second-round pick to the Indiana Pacers in 2019, which would end up with Golden State through subsequent trades after landing outside the Top-37 protection set upon acquisition from the Brooklyn Nets in 2024.[3]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | – | 24–17 | 22–19 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.0 | 26–16 | 19–21 | 9–8 | 82 |
| pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2.0 | 21–20 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3.0 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 10–7 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29.0 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Detroit Pistons * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – New York Knicks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 0–6 (home: 0–4; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
edit| 2025–26 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 26–15; Road: 17–24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
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November: 10–5 (home: 7–2; road: 3–3)
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December: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
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January: 8–9 (home: 3–4; road: 5–5)
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February: 6–5 (home: 3–2; road: 3–3)
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March: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
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April: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
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Play-in
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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NBA Cup
editEast Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | New York Knicks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 512 | 477 | +35 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 507 | 458 | +49 | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 467 | 463 | +4 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 461 | 500 | −39 | |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 1 | 3 | 468 | 517 | −49 |
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kel'el Ware | C | 77 | 34 | 1,704 | 694 | 56 | 59 | 84 | 851 | 22.1 | 9.0 | .7 | .8 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SF | 75 | 1 | 2,121 | 375 | 352 | 51 | 21 | 1,152 | 28.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | .7 | .3 | 15.4 |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 73 | 73 | 2,365 | 732 | 232 | 86 | 49 | 1,468 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 20.1 |
| Simone Fontecchio | SF | 70 | 9 | 1,173 | 211 | 101 | 37 | 9 | 597 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Pelle Larsson | SG | 70 | 54 | 1,849 | 244 | 236 | 49 | 16 | 800 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | .7 | .2 | 11.4 |
| Davion Mitchell | PG | 70 | 70 | 2,000 | 186 | 453 | 68 | 11 | 654 | 28.6 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Dru Smith | SG | 70 | 1 | 1,141 | 173 | 180 | 100 | 21 | 395 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Andrew Wiggins | SF | 68 | 68 | 2,063 | 329 | 182 | 76 | 69 | 1,045 | 30.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| Norman Powell | SG | 58 | 52 | 1,717 | 203 | 143 | 64 | 14 | 1,261 | 29.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 21.7 |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | PG | 53 | 12 | 945 | 138 | 137 | 33 | 7 | 328 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Nikola Jović | PF | 47 | 1 | 808 | 153 | 102 | 26 | 17 | 344 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | 7.3 |
| Myron Gardner | SF | 45 | 7 | 411 | 122 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 163 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Tyler Herro | SG | 33 | 28 | 1,033 | 158 | 136 | 23 | 12 | 677 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | .7 | .4 | 20.5 |
| Keshad Johnson | SF | 32 | 0 | 280 | 62 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 136 | 8.8 | 1.9 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Jahmir Young | PG | 14 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.1 | .3 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Vladislav Goldin | C | 9 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .8 |
| Trevor Keels | SG | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| July 7, 2025[6] | To Miami Heat Simone Fontecchio |
To Detroit Pistons Duncan Robinson |
| July 7, 2025[7] | Three-team trade | |
| To Miami Heat Norman Powell (from L.A. Clippers) |
To Utah Jazz Kyle Anderson (from Miami) Kevin Love (from Miami) 2027 second-round pick (from L.A. Clippers) | |
| To Los Angeles Clippers John Collins (from Utah) | ||
Free agency
editRe-signed
edit| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Davion Mitchell | [8] |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Terry Rozier | Waived | [9] |
References
edit- ↑ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 NBA Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Heat-Bulls game at United Center postponed". NBA. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- 1 2 "NBA announces game schedule adjustments". NBA.com (Press release). January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ "HEAT ACQUIRE SIMONE FONTECCHIO". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ↑ "HEAT ACQUIRE NORMAN POWELL". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ↑ "HEAT RE-SIGN DAVION MITCHELL". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ↑ Miami Heat [@MiamiHEAT] (April 10, 2026). "OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have waived guard Terry Rozier III" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).