2022–23 Miami Heat season

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2022–23 Miami Heat season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Erik Spoelstra
General manager Andy Elisburg
Arena Kaseya Center[lower-alpha 1]
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Lost to Nuggets 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports Sun
Radio WQAM
< 2021–22 2023–24 >

The 2022–23 Miami Heat season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 7, the Heat clinched the title in the Southeast Division with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Heat regressed from their 53–29 record from the prior season, when they clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite finishing the regular season seventh, the team repeated as Southeast Division champions (they were only team in the division with a winning record). Miami clinched the eighth seed in the playoffs following a loss to the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and a win over the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament.

On January 10, 2023, the team set an NBA record by shooting 40–40 on their free throws.[1]

In the first round, the Heat eliminated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games, becoming just the sixth eighth-seeded team to defeat a first seed in NBA history in what is regarded by some to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.[2] They also become the first play-in team in NBA history to win a playoff series.[3]

With a Game 6 win over the New York Knicks, the Heat became only the second eighth-seeded team to make it to the Conference Finals since the eighth-seed's implementation in 1984, the first being the 1998–99 New York Knicks, who won over the Miami Heat.[4][5] They also became the first play-in team to make the Conference Finals.[6] They also qualified for back–to–back Conference Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014.

The Heat avoided blowing a 3–0 lead to the Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals with a 103–84 Game 7 win on May 29, 2023, becoming the first 8-seed to reach the NBA Finals since the 1999 New York Knicks. They would later break that Knicks team's record for wins in a postseason by an 8-seed by notching their 13th victory of the 2023 playoffs when they won Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The defeat of Boston earned Miami their seventh Eastern Conference championship. Unfortunately, the Heat's season ended in a Finals loss to a former ABA team that won its first NBA championship (echoing a similar fate suffered by the Knicks in 1999, when the San Antonio Spurs began their run of five championships through the next 15 years).

Off the court, the Heat gained notoriety after the naming rights sponsor of its arena filed for bankruptcy in November. This led to the venue being renamed twice during the season, first as the Miami-Dade Arena before the naming rights were sold to Miami-based software company Kaseya, resulting in the arena being rebranded as the Kaseya Center.

Draft

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Main article: 2022 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
1 27 Nikola Jović SF  Serbia Mega Mozzart (Serbia)

The Heat own their first round pick.[7] They initially had a second-round pick which was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to Kyle Lowry and free agency in 2021.[8]

Roster

2022–23 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky
F 22 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette
F 8 Cain, Jamal (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-20 Oakland
F 40 Haslem, Udonis (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
G 14 Herro, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky
F 24 Highsmith, Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling
F 5 Jović, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia
F 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
G 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986-03-25 Villanova
F 16 Martin, Caleb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
G 4 Oladipo, Victor Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
G 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan
F/C 25 Robinson, Orlando (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-07-10 Fresno State
G/F 31 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
G 2 Vincent, Gabe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-06-14 UC Santa Barbara
C 77 Yurtseven, Ömer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1998-06-19 Georgetown
C 44 Zeller, Cody 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-10-05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 18, 2023

Standings

Division

Southeast Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Miami Heat 44 38 .537 14.0 27–14 17–24 10–6 82
pi – Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 17.0 24–17 17–24 8–8 82
Washington Wizards 35 47 .427 23.0 19–22 16–25 8–8 82
Orlando Magic 34 48 .415 24.0 20–21 14–27 7–9 82
Charlotte Hornets 27 55 .329 31.0 13–28 14–27 7–9 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 58 24 .707 – 82
2 y – Boston Celtics * 57 25 .695 1.0 82
3 x – Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 4.0 82
4 x – Cleveland Cavaliers 51 31 .622 7.0 82
5 x – New York Knicks 47 35 .573 11.0 82
6 x – Brooklyn Nets 45 37 .549 13.0 82
7 y – Miami Heat * 44 38 .537 14.0 82
8 pi – Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 17.0 82
9 pi – Toronto Raptors 41 41 .500 17.0 82
10 pi – Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 18.0 82
11 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 23.0 82
12 Washington Wizards 35 47 .427 23.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 34 48 .415 24.0 82
14 Charlotte Hornets 27 55 .329 31.0 82
15 Detroit Pistons 17 65 .207 41.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2022–23 game log
Preseason: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Minnesota L 111–121 Adebayo, Herro (22) Ömer Yurtseven (9) Herro, Strus (4) FTX Arena
19,600		 0–1
2 October 6 @ Brooklyn W 109–80 Bam Adebayo (17) Jamal Cain (11) Highsmith, Jović (5) Barclays Center
14,058		 1–1
3 October 7 @ Memphis W 111–108 Duncan Robinson (29) Nikola Jović (8) Jamaree Bouyea (8) FedExForum
14,395		 2–1
4 October 10 Houston W 118–110 Max Strus (24) Nikola Jović (12) Jović, Oladipo, Robinson, Vincent (4) FTX Arena
19,600		 3–1
5 October 12 New Orleans W 120–103 Bam Adebayo (23) Kyle Lowry (9) Jimmy Butler (6) FTX Arena
19,600		 4–1
2022–23 season schedule

Regular season

2022–23 game log
2022–23 season schedule

Play-in

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See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2023
2022–23 game log
2022–23 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2023 NBA playoffs
2023 playoff game log
2023 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions

Trades

February 7, 2023[9] To Miami Heat
Cash considerations		 To San Antonio Spurs
Dewayne Dedmon
2028 MIA second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
July 6 Dewayne Dedmon [10]
July 6 Caleb Martin [11]
July 7 Victor Oladipo [12]
August 23 Udonis Haslem [13]

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 7 Orlando Robinson Fresno State [14]
July 14 Jamaree Bouyea San Francisco [15]
July 15 Jamal Cain Oakland [16]
February 20 Cody Zeller Portland Trail Blazers [17]
February 20 Kevin Love Cleveland Cavaliers [18]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 6 P. J. Tucker Free agent Philadelphia 76ers [19]
September 7 Markieff Morris Free agent Brooklyn Nets [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as the FTX Arena until January 12, 2023 and the Miami-Dade Arena from January 12, 2023 to April 4, 2023

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