2024–25 Miami Heat season explained

Team:	Miami Heat
End Year:	2025
Wins:	0
Losses:	0
Division:	Southeast
Coach:	Erik Spoelstra
Gm:	Andy Elisburg
President:	Pat Riley
Owner:	Micky Arison
Arena:	Kaseya Center
Bbr Team:	MIA
Television:	Bally Sports Sun
Radio:	WQAM

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

Draft

See main article: 2024 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

The Heat will have one first-round pick and one second-round pick entering the draft (which will last for two straight days instead of one whole day like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to just two rounds back in 1989).^{[1] [2]}

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#"| | October 8| @ Charlotte| |||| Spectrum Center
| |- style="background:#"| | October 10| Atlanta| |||| Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#"| | October 13| New Orleans| |||| Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#"| | October 15| San Antonio| |||| Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#"| | October 18| @ Memphis| |||| FedEx Forum
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Regular season

|- style="background:#"| | November 2| @ Washington| |||| Mexico City Arena
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[3] [4]}

East Group B

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 27, 2024^[5]	Three-team trade
	To Miami Heat Draft 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 Rockets AJ Griffin (from Atlanta)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 3	Thomas Bryant	^[6]
July 6	Kevin Love	^[7]
July 8	Haywood Highsmith	^[8]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 1	Keshad Johnson	Arizona Wildcats	^[9]
	Zyon Pullin	Florida Gators	^[10]
	Dru Smith	Miami Heat	^[11]
July 4	Alec Burks	New York Knicks	^[12]
July 6	Isaiah Stevens	Colorado State Rams	^[13]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 6	Caleb Martin	Free agent	Philadelphia 76ers	^[14]
July 7	Delon Wright	Free agent	Milwaukee Bucks	^[15]
	Orlando Robinson	Waived		^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
3. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
4. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
5. Web site: HEAT ACQUIRE PELLE LARSSON . NBA.com . June 28, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
6. Web site: HEAT RE-SIGN THOMAS BRYANT. NBA.com. July 3, 2024. July 3, 2024.
7. Web site: HEAT RE-SIGN KEVIN LOVE. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
8. Web site: HEAT RE-SIGN HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH. NBA.com. July 8, 2024. July 9, 2024.
9. Web site: HEAT SIGN KESHAD JOHNSON TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
10. Web site: HEAT SIGN ZYON PULLIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
11. Web site: HEAT SIGN DRU SMITH TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
12. Web site: HEAT SIGN ALEC BURKS. NBA.com. July 4, 2024. July 4, 2024.
13. Web site: HEAT SIGN ISAIAH STEVENS. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 7, 2024.
14. Web site: 76ers PR. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS SIGN CALEB MARTIN. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
15. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Delon Wright. NBA.com. July 7, 2024. July 7, 2024.
16. Web site: HEAT WAIVE ORLANDO ROBINSON. NBA.com. July 7, 2024. July 7, 2024.