1988–89 Miami Heat season

1988–89 Miami Heat season
1988–89 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Ron Rothstein
General manager	Lewis Schaffel
Owners	Ted Arison; Billy Cunningham; Lewis Schaffel;
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest); Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WBFS-TV; SportsChannel Florida; (Sam Smith, Eric Reid)
Radio	WQAM; (Sam Smith, Eric Reid); WAQI (Spanish); (Sarvelio del Valle, Jose Paneda)
	1989–90 >

The 1988–89 Miami Heat season was Miami's inaugural season in the NBA. The Heat were the first of two expansion teams to play in the state of Florida over a two-year period, and along with the Charlotte Hornets, joined the NBA in 1988.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The team revealed a new primary logo of a red basketball on fire going through a hoop,^[5] and got new uniforms adding red and black to their color scheme.^[6]^[7]

In the 1988 NBA expansion draft, the Heat selected veteran players like Billy Thompson, Fred Roberts, Jon Sundvold, Darnell Valentine, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington and Scott Hastings. However, Roberts was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Valentine was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] The team also signed free agents Pat Cummings and Rory Sparrow during the off-season.^[13]^[14] The Heat received the ninth overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected center Rony Seikaly out of Syracuse University,^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19] while other rookies included first round draft pick Kevin Edwards, and second round draft picks Grant Long and Sylvester Gray.^[20] The team hired Ron Rothstein as their first ever head coach.^[21]^[22]

The Heat made their debut on November 5, 1988, in a losing effort to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 111–91 at the Miami Arena; Sparrow made the first basket in franchise history.^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26] The Heat lost an NBA record of 17 games to start their inaugural season.^[27]^[28]^[29] On December 14, the team won their first game of the season by beating the Clippers at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, by a score of 89–88.^[30]^[31]^[32] Five games later, the Heat won their first game ever at home when they beat the Utah Jazz, 101–80.^[33]^[34] The Heat struggled all season long, holding a dreadful 5–40 record at the All-Star break,^[35] and finishing last place in the Midwest Division with a 15–67 record.^[36]

The club's leading scorer was Edwards, who averaged a low team-high of 13.8 points, and contributed 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was also selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Sparrow averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Long provided the team with 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Seikaly averaged 10.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Thompson provided with 10.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and Sundvold contributed 10.4 points per game off the bench, while shooting .522 in three-point field-goal percentage. Cummings averaged 8.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Gray provided with 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Washington contributed 7.6 points and 4.2 assists per game.^[37]^[29]

Despite their location in Miami, Florida, the NBA placed the Heat in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference; this meant that the Heat were forced on some of the longest and farthest road trips in the NBA in 1988–89, as their closest divisional opponent was the Houston Rockets, which were located over 950 miles away.^[38]

The team's primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 1999.

Offseason

Expansion draft

Number	Player	Position	Team
1	Arvid Kramer	Power forward/center	Dallas Mavericks
3	Billy Thompson	Small forward	Los Angeles Lakers
5	Fred Roberts	Power forward	Boston Celtics
7	Scott Hastings	Center	Atlanta Hawks
9	Jon Sundvold	Shooting guard	San Antonio Spurs
11	Kevin Williams	Point guard	Seattle SuperSonics
13	Hansi Gnad	Center	Philadelphia 76ers
15	Darnell Valentine	Point guard	Los Angeles Clippers
17	Dwayne Washington	Point guard	New Jersey Nets
19	Andre Turner	Point guard	Houston Rockets
21	Conner Henry	Shooting guard	Sacramento Kings
23	John Stroeder	Power forward	Milwaukee Bucks

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Rony Seikaly	C	Lebanon	Syracuse
1	20	Kevin Edwards	SG	United States	DePaul
2	33	Grant Long	PF	United States	Eastern Michigan
2	35	Sylvester Gray	F	United States	Memphis
2	40	Orlando Graham	F	United States	Auburn-Montgomery
3	59	Nate Johnston	F	United States	Tampa

Roster

1988–89 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F/C	42	Cummings, Pat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1956–07–11	Cincinnati
G	21	Edwards, Kevin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1965–10–30	DePaul
F	40	Gray, Sylvester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1967–07–08	Memphis
C	44	Hastings, Scott	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1960–06–03	Arkansas
F	43	Long, Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1966–03–12	Eastern Michigan
G	11	Neal, Craig	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1964–02–16	Georgia Tech
F	41	Popson, Dave	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1964–05–17	North Carolina
C	4	Seikaly, Rony	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1965–05–10	Syracuse
C	45	Shasky, John	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1964–07–31	Minnesota
G	2	Sparrow, Rory	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–06–12	Villanova
G	20	Sundvold, Jon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1961–07–02	Missouri
F	55	Thompson, Billy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1963–12–01	Louisville
G	31	Washington, Dwayne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1964–01–06	Syracuse

Head coach

Ron Rothstein

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 12, 1989

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	–	34–7	17–24	19–11
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	6	31–10	14–27	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	7	35–6	9–32	18–12
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	13	24–17	14–27	19–11
San Antonio Spurs	21	61	.256	30	18–23	3–38	9–21
Miami Heat	15	67	.183	36	12–29	3–38	6–24

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	6
3	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
5	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	13
7	x-Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	14
8	x-Portland Trail Blazers	39	43	.476	18

9	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	19
10	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	30
11	San Antonio Spurs	21	61	.256	36
12	Los Angeles Clippers	21	61	.256	36
13	Miami Heat	15	67	.183	42

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1988–89 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	3–1	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Boston	1–3	–	6–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	5–1	3–3	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4
Charlotte	1–4	0–6	–	1–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–4	2–4	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Chicago	2–4	3–1	4–1	–	0–6	2–0	1–1	0–6	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	6–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	2–4	4–1	4–0	6–0	–	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	–	3–3	0–2	1–3	1–5	1–1	3–1	0–4	6–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	5–1	2–2	4–2	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–3	–	1–1	3–1	4–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Detroit	5–1	3–1	4–0	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–4	4–0	0–4	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	2–3	3–1	2–4	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	6–0	2–2	2–4	0–2
Indiana	1–5	3–2	2–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–5	2–2	1–1	–	1–5	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–5	2–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–0	5–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–1	4–2	1–3	1–1
Miami	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–6	1–5	0–2	0–4	2–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	0–2
Milwaukee	0–6	2–2	4–0	0–6	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	4–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	1–4	1–5	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	–	2–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–5
New York	2–2	3–3	4–2	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–2	–	2–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Philadelphia	2–2	3–3	3–3	3–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	5–1	4–2	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–2	3–1	1–1	5–1	3–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	2–3	5–1	3–1	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–2	1–3	0–2	5–1	0–5	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	–	3–3	4–0	2–4	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–5	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	3–3	–	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	3–3	0–2	1–3	0–6	0–2	1–3	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	–	0–4	1–5	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–2	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–4	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	4–2	5–1	4–0	–	3–1	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	0–2	2–2	4–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	5–1	1–3	–	2–0
Washington	1–3	4–2	5–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—

Game log

1988–89 Game Log (15–67) (Home: 12–29; Road: 3–38)

November (0–12) (Home: 0–6; Road: 0–6)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
1	November 5, 1988	L.A. Clippers	L 91–111	Miami Arena	15,008	0–1
2	November 8, 1988	@ Dallas	L 88–92	Reunion Arena	16,129	0–2
3	November 9, 1988	@ San Antonio	L 93–117	HemisFair Arena		0–3
4	November 11, 1988	Houston	L 100–121	Miami Arena	15,008	0–4
5	November 15, 1988	Boston	L 65–84	Miami Arena	15,008	0–5
6	November 17, 1988	@ Houston	L 107–113	The Summit	16,288	0–6
7	November 18, 1988	Golden State	L 117–123 (OT)	Miami Arena	13,907	0–7
8	November 23, 1988	L.A. Lakers	L 91–138	Miami Arena	15,008	0–8
9	November 26, 1988	@ Milwaukee	L 93–103	Bradley Center	18,573	0–9
10	November 27, 1988	@ Cleveland	L 80–109	Richfield Coliseum		0–10
11	November 29, 1988	@ Charlotte	L 84–99	Charlotte Coliseum	23,388	0–11
12	November 30, 1988	San Antonio	L 101–105	Miami Arena	14,298	0–12

December (3–12) (Home: 2–6; Road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
13	December 2, 1988	Portland	L 102–105	Miami Arena	15,008	0–13
14	December 7, 1988	Sacramento	L 94–96	Miami Arena	15,008	0–14
15	December 9, 1988	Denver	L 110–121	Miami Arena	14,812	0–15
16	December 10, 1988	@ Chicago	L 88–111	Chicago Stadium	17,615	0–16
17	December 12, 1988	@ Utah	L 94–110	Salt Palace	12,444	0–17
18	December 14, 1988	@ L.A. Clippers	W 89–88	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		1–17
19	December 15, 1988	@ Sacramento	L 90–94	ARCO Arena	16,517	1–18
20	December 17, 1988	Dallas	L 87–104	Miami Arena	15,008	1–19
21	December 20, 1988	@ Detroit	L 100–116	The Palace of Auburn Hills	21,454	1–20
22	December 21, 1988	Seattle	L 101–109	Miami Arena	15,008	1–21
23	December 23, 1988	Utah	W 101–80	Miami Arena	15,008	2–21
24	December 26, 1988	San Antonio	W 111–109	Miami Arena	15,008	3–21
25	December 27, 1988	Houston	L 93–101	Miami Arena	15,008	3–22
26	December 29, 1988	@ Seattle	L 99–129	Seattle Center Coliseum	14,794	3–23
27	December 30, 1988	@ Denver	L 83–109	McNichols Sports Arena	12,214	3–24

January (1–13) (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–8)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
28	January 3, 1989	@ Portland	L 95–119	Memorial Coliseum	12,848	3–25
29	January 4, 1989	@ Golden State	L 100–109	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	12,831	3–26
30	January 6, 1989	@ L.A. Lakers	L 86–118	Great Western Forum	17,505	3–27
31	January 7, 1989	@ Phoenix	L 99–107	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	12,288	3–28
32	January 10, 1989	Utah	L 88–92	Miami Arena	15,008	3–29
33	January 12, 1989	@ Washington	L 100–106	Capital Centre		3–30
34	January 13, 1989	Milwaukee	L 101–107	Miami Arena	15,008	3–31
35	January 15, 1989	Indiana	W 118–117 (2OT)	Miami Arena	15,008	4–31
36	January 19, 1989	Chicago	L 108–112	Miami Arena	15,008	4–32
37	January 23, 1989	@ San Antonio	L 101–119	HemisFair Arena		4–33
38	January 24, 1989	@ Houston	L 93–118	The Summit	16,611	4–34
39	January 26, 1989	Denver	L 108–129	Miami Arena	15,008	4–35
40	January 29, 1989	@ Boston	L 103–121	Boston Garden	14,890	4–36
41	January 30, 1989	Golden State	L 98–105	Miami Arena	14,880	4–37

February (4–9) (Home: 4–5; Road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
42	February 2, 1989	Seattle	L 93–100	Miami Arena	14,798	4–38
43	February 5, 1989	Sacramento	W 102–98	Miami Arena	15,008	5–38
44	February 7, 1989	@ Utah	L 77–96	Salt Palace	12,444	5–39
45	February 9, 1989	@ Denver	L 92–117	McNichols Sports Arena	14,935	5–40
46	February 14, 1989	Cleveland	L 98–109	Miami Arena	15,008	5–41
47	February 16, 1989	@ Dallas	L 80–93	Reunion Arena	17,007	5–42
48	February 17, 1989	Charlotte	W 103–102	Miami Arena	15,008	6–42
49	February 19, 1989	Atlanta	W 124–115	Miami Arena	15,008	7–42
50	February 20, 1989	@ New Jersey	L 109–117	Brendan Byrne Arena		7–43
51	February 22, 1989	Philadelphia	L 108–139	Miami Arena	15,008	7–44
52	February 24, 1989	L.A. Clippers	W 111–91	Miami Arena	15,008	8–44
53	February 26, 1989	Portland	L 102–124	Miami Arena	15,008	8–45
54	February 28, 1989	Dallas	L 110–111 (OT)	Miami Arena	14,779	8–46

March (5–11) (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–7)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
55	March 2, 1989	@ New York	L 123–132	Madison Square Garden	14,054	8–47
56	March 3, 1989	Utah	L 95–107	Miami Arena	15,008	8–48
57	March 5, 1989	Detroit	L 100–109	Miami Arena	15,008	8–49
58	March 8, 1989	L.A. Lakers	L 87–127	Miami Arena	15,008	8–50
59	March 10, 1989	Denver	W 131–130 (2OT)	Miami Arena	15,008	9–50
60	March 11, 1989	@ Atlanta	L 78–111	The Omni	16,371	9–51
61	March 13, 1989	Phoenix	L 104–112	Miami Arena	15,008	9–52
62	March 15, 1989	@ L.A. Clippers	W 109–103	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		10–52
63	March 17, 1989	@ Utah	L 96–118	Salt Palace	12,444	10–53
64	March 18, 1989	@ Denver	L 105–111	McNichols Sports Arena	15,068	10–54
65	March 20, 1989	@ Phoenix	L 97–115	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	12,315	10–55
66	March 22, 1989	New York	W 107–103	Miami Arena	15,008	11–55
67	March 25, 1989	San Antonio	W 107–105	Miami Arena	15,008	12–55
68	March 27, 1989	New Jersey	W 100–79	Miami Arena	15,008	13–55
69	March 29, 1989	@ Indiana	L 89–96	Market Square Arena		13–56
70	March 31, 1989	@ Philadelphia	L 93–114	Spectrum	14,127	13–57

April (2–12) (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–7)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
71	April 2, 1989	@ Dallas	L 96–98	Reunion Arena	16,846	13–58
72	April 4, 1989	@ San Antonio	87–109	HemisFair Arena		13–59
73	April 6, 1989	Washington	L 93–101	Miami Arena	15,008	13–60
74	April 8, 1989	Houston	W 107–104 (OT)	Miami Arena	15,008	14–60
75	April 10, 1989	@ Sacramento	L 69–108	ARCO Arena	16,517	14–61
76	April 11, 1989	@ Golden State	L 98–114	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	15,025	14–62
77	April 13, 1989	@ Seattle	L 111–116	Seattle Center Coliseum	11,267	14–63
78	April 14, 1989	@ Portland	L 86–97	Memorial Coliseum	12,880	14–64
79	April 16, 1989	@ L.A. Lakers	L 108–121	Great Western Forum	17,505	14–65
80	April 18, 1989	Dallas	L 99–103	Miami Arena	15,008	14–66
81	April 19, 1989	Phoenix	L 91–117	Miami Arena	15,008	14–67
82	April 22, 1989	@ Houston	W 91–89	The Summit	16,611	15–67

1988-89 Schedule

Awards, records, and honors

Kevin Edwards, NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Grant Long	PF	82	73	2,435	546	149	122	48	976	29.7	6.7	1.8	1.5	.6	11.9
Rory Sparrow	PG	80	79	2,613	216	429	103	17	1,000	32.7	2.7	5.4	1.3	.2	12.5
Kevin Edwards	SG	79	62	2,349	262	349	139	27	1,094	29.7	3.3	4.4	1.8	.3	13.8
Billy Thompson	SF	79	58	2,273	572	176	56	105	854	28.8	7.2	2.2	.7	1.3	10.8
Rony Seikaly	C	78	62	1,962	549	55	46	96	848	25.2	7.0	.7	.6	1.2	10.9
Scott Hastings	C	75	6	1,206	231	59	32	42	386	16.1	3.1	.8	.4	.6	5.1
Jon Sundvold	SG	68	8	1,338	87	137	27	1	709	19.7	1.3	2.0	.4	.0	10.4
John Shasky	C	65	4	944	232	22	14	13	357	14.5	3.6	.3	.2	.2	5.5
Sylvester Gray	SF	55	15	1,220	286	117	36	25	440	22.2	5.2	2.1	.7	.5	8.0
Dwayne Washington	PG	54	8	1,065	123	226	73	4	411	19.7	2.3	4.2	1.4	.1	7.6
Pat Cummings	PF	53	28	1,096	281	47	29	18	466	20.7	5.3	.9	.5	.3	8.8
Craig Neal^†	PG	32	0	341	18	86	15	4	89	10.7	.6	2.7	.5	.1	2.8
Todd Mitchell^†	SF	22	0	320	47	20	15	2	118	14.5	2.1	.9	.7	.1	5.4
Anthony Taylor	PG	21	7	368	34	43	22	5	144	17.5	1.6	2.0	1.0	.2	6.9
Kelvin Upshaw^†	SG	9	0	144	13	20	7	0	57	16.0	1.4	2.2	.8	.0	6.3
Clinton Wheeler^†	PG	8	0	143	12	21	8	0	56	17.9	1.5	2.6	1.0	.0	7.0
Dave Popson^†	PF	7	0	38	11	2	0	1	11	5.4	1.6	.3	.0	.1	1.6

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

Transactions

References

^ Goldaper, Sam (April 23, 1987). "No Headline". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ "NBA Gives Florida Two Franchises -- Miami, Orlando: League Also Grants Expansion Teams to Minneapolis and Charlotte for $32.5 Million". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 23, 1987. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Cotton, Anthony (April 23, 1987). "NBA Accepts Miami, Charlotte, Orlando, Twin Cities". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Barnes, Craig (April 23, 1987). "The Heat Is On; Miami Awarded NBA Franchise". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat Logo". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "NBA Expansion Draft List". United Press International. June 23, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ Goldaper, Sam (June 24, 1988). "Miami Chooses 'Who?' First". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Edes, Gordon (June 24, 1988). "Billy Thompson Goes to Miami; Valentine Winds Up in Cleveland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Aldridge, David (June 24, 1988). "Charlotte Club Drafts Bogues from Bullets". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "1988 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (September 20, 1988). "Cummings, 32, Signs with Heat". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Patton, Robes (November 4, 1988). "Heat Signs Sparrow, Cuts Joe, Turner". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Goldaper, Sam (June 29, 1988). "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Cotton, Anthony (June 29, 1988). "Three-Team Trade Leaves Clippers with Manning, Smith, Gary Grant". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ Love, Ian (June 29, 1988). "The Los Angeles Clippers Gave Up the League's Best..." United Press International. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (August 16, 1988). "Seikaly to Sign with Heat; He Rejects Bigger Greek Offer". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Barnes, Craig (June 29, 1988). "If Hornets Had the Edge, Heat May Have Neutralized It". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Sports People; Heat Hires Piston Aide". The New York Times. July 12, 1988. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (July 12, 1988). "Rothstein Gets Good News from Heat; Coach's Peers Saw NBA Dream as Matter of Time". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Keim, Bob (November 5, 1988). "The Flash and Glitter of Opening Night Quickly Eroded..." United Press International. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (November 6, 1988). "Clippers Find a Team They Can Beat Up as Heat Humbled, 111-91". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (November 6, 1988). "No Win, But a Great Show; Clippers' 3rd-Quarter Runs Spoils Heat's Coming-Out Party, 111-91". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat Box Score, November 5, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (December 13, 1988). "Angry Malone Dismantles Winless Heat". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat at Utah Jazz Box Score, December 12, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Miami Heat (1988-Present)
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^ Winderman, Ira (December 15, 1988). "Heat Rises, Wins 1st Heat Holds Off Clippers to Win, 89-88". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat at Los Angeles Clippers Box Score, December 14, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (December 24, 1988). "Heat Hits Its First Homer Reserves' Strength Silences Jazz, 101-80". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Utah Jazz at Miami Heat Box Score, December 23, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "NBA Games Played on February 9, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "1988–89 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ "1988–89 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (July 20, 1988). "Heat Becomes a Travel Club". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[1] Goldaper, Sam (April 23, 1987). "No Headline". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[2] "NBA Gives Florida Two Franchises -- Miami, Orlando: League Also Grants Expansion Teams to Minneapolis and Charlotte for $32.5 Million". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 23, 1987. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[3] Cotton, Anthony (April 23, 1987). "NBA Accepts Miami, Charlotte, Orlando, Twin Cities". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[4] Barnes, Craig (April 23, 1987). "The Heat Is On; Miami Awarded NBA Franchise". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[5] "Miami Heat Logo". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[6] "Miami Heat Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[7] "Miami Heat Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[8] "NBA Expansion Draft List". United Press International. June 23, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[9] Goldaper, Sam (June 24, 1988). "Miami Chooses 'Who?' First". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[10] Edes, Gordon (June 24, 1988). "Billy Thompson Goes to Miami; Valentine Winds Up in Cleveland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[11] Aldridge, David (June 24, 1988). "Charlotte Club Drafts Bogues from Bullets". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[12] "1988 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[13] Winderman, Ira (September 20, 1988). "Cummings, 32, Signs with Heat". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[14] Patton, Robes (November 4, 1988). "Heat Signs Sparrow, Cuts Joe, Turner". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[15] Goldaper, Sam (June 29, 1988). "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[16] Cotton, Anthony (June 29, 1988). "Three-Team Trade Leaves Clippers with Manning, Smith, Gary Grant". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[17] Love, Ian (June 29, 1988). "The Los Angeles Clippers Gave Up the League's Best..." United Press International. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[18] Winderman, Ira (August 16, 1988). "Seikaly to Sign with Heat; He Rejects Bigger Greek Offer". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[19] "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[20] Barnes, Craig (June 29, 1988). "If Hornets Had the Edge, Heat May Have Neutralized It". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[21] "Sports People; Heat Hires Piston Aide". The New York Times. July 12, 1988. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[22] Winderman, Ira (July 12, 1988). "Rothstein Gets Good News from Heat; Coach's Peers Saw NBA Dream as Matter of Time". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[23] Keim, Bob (November 5, 1988). "The Flash and Glitter of Opening Night Quickly Eroded..." United Press International. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[24] Howard-Cooper, Scott (November 6, 1988). "Clippers Find a Team They Can Beat Up as Heat Humbled, 111-91". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[25] Winderman, Ira (November 6, 1988). "No Win, But a Great Show; Clippers' 3rd-Quarter Runs Spoils Heat's Coming-Out Party, 111-91". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[26] "Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat Box Score, November 5, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[27] Winderman, Ira (December 13, 1988). "Angry Malone Dismantles Winless Heat". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[28] "Miami Heat at Utah Jazz Box Score, December 12, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[Miami_Heat_1988-Present-29] Miami Heat (1988-Present)

[30] Howard-Cooper, Scott (December 15, 1988). "Heat Gets 1st Win Ever to Put Onus on Clippers, 89-88". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[31] Winderman, Ira (December 15, 1988). "Heat Rises, Wins 1st Heat Holds Off Clippers to Win, 89-88". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[32] "Miami Heat at Los Angeles Clippers Box Score, December 14, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[33] Winderman, Ira (December 24, 1988). "Heat Hits Its First Homer Reserves' Strength Silences Jazz, 101-80". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[34] "Utah Jazz at Miami Heat Box Score, December 23, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[35] "NBA Games Played on February 9, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[results-36] "1988–89 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[roster-37] "1988–89 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[38] Winderman, Ira (July 20, 1988). "Heat Becomes a Travel Club". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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Game log

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