The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On the February 8, 2018 NBA trade deadline, the Heat re-acquired star shooting guard Dwyane Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick, after losing him to free agency in July 2016.
Despite a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2018, the Heat clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time in ten seasons. Furthermore, they won their division on April 11 as a result of an overtime win over the Toronto Raptors, as well as a loss by the Washington Wizards to the Orlando Magic. The Heat finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which clinched the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This made the Heat the lowest-seeded playoff team to win a division championship since the NBA modified playoff seeding in 2016.
In the playoffs, they faced the 3rd seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and were defeated in 5 games.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 14 C Kentucky
Roster
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 1 | Atlanta | | Tyler Johnson (14) | Hassan Whiteside (15) | Kelly Olynyk (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 5 | @ Brooklyn | | Tyler Johnson (21) | Hassan Whiteside (9) | Josh Richardson (4) | Barclays CenterN/A | 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 7 | @ Orlando | | Josh Richardson (19) | Hassan Whiteside (15) | Johnson, Olynyk, Richardson (4) | Amway Center18,428 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 9 | Charlotte | | Johnson, Richardson (18) | Kelly Olynyk (12) | Dion Waiters (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 11 | Washington | | Bam Adebayo (15) | Olynyk, Winslow (7) | Justise Winslow (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | October 13 | @ Philadelphia | | Adebayo, Johnson, Waiters (13) | Jordan Mickey (10) | Derrick Walton Jr. (6) | Sprint Center11,249 | 3–3
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 18 | @ Orlando | | Hassan Whiteside (26) | Hassan Whiteside (22) | James Johnson (8) | Amway Center18,846 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 21 | Indiana | | Goran Dragic (23) | Kelly Olynyk (9) | James Johnson (8) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 23 | Atlanta | | Josh Richardson (21) | Kelly Olynyk (10) | Goran Dragic (6) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 25 | San Antonio | | Tyler Johnson (23) | James Johnson (9) | Dion Waiters (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | October 28 | Boston | | Goran Dragic (22) | Justise Winslow (12) | Goran Dragic (4) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | October 30 | Minnesota | | Dion Waiters (33) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Goran Dragic (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 2–4
|- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 1 | Chicago | | Goran Dragic (20) | Hassan Whiteside (14) | Dion Waiters (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 3 | @ Denver | | Goran Dragic (23) | James Johnson (10) | Goran Dragic (7) | Pepsi Center15,317 | 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 5 | @ LA Clippers | | Hassan Whiteside (21) | Hassan Whiteside (17) | Goran Dragic (6) | Staples Center15,676 | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 10 | November 6 | @ Golden State | | James Johnson (21) | James Johnson (9) | James Johnson (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 11 | November 8 | @ Phoenix | | Goran Dragic (29) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | Johnson, Winslow (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,500 | 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 10 | @ Utah | | Dion Waiters (21) | Hassan Whiteside (20) | Goran Dragic (3) | Vivint Smart Home Arena18,306 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 13 | November 12 | @ Detroit | | Hassan Whiteside (20) | Hassan Whiteside (12) | Goran Dragic (7) | Little Caesars Arena16,236 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | November 15 | Washington | | Goran Dragic (21) | Hassan Whiteside (21) | Dion Waiters (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 15 | November 17 | @ Washington | | Hassan Whiteside (22) | Hassan Whiteside (16) | Goran Dragic (7) | Capital One Arena17,551 | 7–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 19 | Indiana | | Wayne Ellington (21) | Hassan Whiteside (8) | James Johnson (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 22 | Boston | | Goran Dragic (27) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | Dion Waiters (6) | American Airlines Arena19,704 | 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 18 | November 24 | @ Minnesota | | Wayne Ellington (21) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | James Johnson (8) | Target Center18,978 | 9–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 | November 26 | @ Chicago | | Goran Dragic (24) | Hassan Whiteside (9) | James Johnson (6) | United Center20,928 | 10–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | November 28 | @ Cleveland | | Dion Waiters (21) | Tyler Johnson (20) | Dion Waiters (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 10–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 21 | November 29 | @ NY Knicks | | Kelly Olynyk (18) | Adebayo, Olynyk, Winslow (5) | Dion Waiters (8) | Madison Square Garden17,693 | 10–11
|- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | December 1 | Charlotte | | Josh Richardson (27) | Justise Winslow (11) | Kelly Olynyk (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 11–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 23 | December 3 | Golden State | | Goran Dragic (24) | Kelly Olynyk (7) | Kelly Olynyk (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 11–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 6 | @ San Antonio | | Dion Waiters (22) | Kelly Olynyk (8) | Goran Dragic (6) | AT&T Center18,252 | 11–13 |- style="background:#cfc" | 25 | December 9 | @ Brooklyn | | Goran Dragic (20) | Dragic, Johnson (7) | Dragic, Johnson, Olynyk (3) | Mexico City Arena19,777 | 12–13 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 11 | @ Memphis | | Goran Dragic (19) | Dragic, Johnson, Richardson, Winslow (5) | Goran Dragic (5) | FedEx Forum14,857 | 13–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 27 | December 13 | Portland | | Wayne Ellington (24) | James Johnson (10) | James Johnson (8) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 13–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 15 | @ Charlotte | | Ellington, Johnson (16) | Jordan Mickey (7) | Goran Dragic (7) | Spectrum Center15,565 | 14–14 |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 | December 16 | LA Cilppers | | Josh Richardson (28) | Johnson, Dion Waiters (6) | Kelly Olynyk (4) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 15–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 18 | @ Atlanta | | Josh Richardson (26) | Adebayo, Mickey (10) | Olynyk, Dion Waiters (5) | Philips Arena14,227 | 15–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 31 | December 20 | @ Boston | | Kelly Olynyk (32) | Tyler Johnson (11) | Richardson, Dion Waiters (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 16–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 32 | December 22 | Dallas | | Josh Richardson (24) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Adebayo, Richardson, Walton Jr. (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 17–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 33 | December 23 | New Orleans | | Tyler Johnson (20) | Kelly Olynyk (8) | Matt Willams (4) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 17–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 34 | December 26 | Orlando | | Josh Richardson (20) | Kelly Olynyk (12) | Goran Dragic (6) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 18–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 35 | December 29 | Brooklyn | | Josh Richardson (19) | Jordan Mickey (9) | Goran Dragic (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 18–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | December 30 | @ Orlando | | Tyler Johnson (31) | Hassan Whiteside (13) | Goran Dragic (8) | Amway Center18,846 | 19–17
|- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 3 | Detroit | | Kelly Olynyk (25) | Kelly Olynyk (13) | Goran Dragic (13) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 20–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 38 | January 5 | NY Knicks | | Wayne Ellington (24) | Kelly Olynyk (10) | Dragic, Johnson (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 21–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 | January 7 | Utah | | Dragic, Johnson (16) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | Josh Richardson (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 22–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 9 | @ Toronto | | Goran Dragic (24) | Adebayo, Whiteside (15) | Dragic, Richardson (4) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 23–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 10 | @ Indiana | | Goran Dragic (20) | Hassan Whiteside (15) | Goran Dragic (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,540 | 24–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 42 | January 14 | Milwaukee | | Goran Dragic (25) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | James Johnson (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 25–17 |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 15 | @ Chicago | | Goran Dragic (22) | Hassan Whiteside (8) | Goran Dragic (9) | United Center20,546 | 25–18 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 17 | @ Milwaukee | | Hassan Whiteside (27) | Hassan Whiteside (13) | James Johnson (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center16,695 | 26–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | January 19 | @ Brooklyn | | Hassan Whiteside (22) | Hassan Whiteside (13) | Josh Richardson (7) | Barclays Center17,732 | 26–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 46 | January 20 | @ Charlotte | | Wayne Ellington (26) | Hassan Whiteside (14) | James Johnson (7) | Spectrum Center18,687 | 27–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 47 | January 22 | @ Houston | | Hassan Whiteside (22) | Hassan Whiteside (13) | Johnson, Winslow (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 27–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | January 25 | Sacramento | | Goran Dragic (23) | Hassan Whiteside (13) | Josh Richardson (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 27–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 49 | January 27 | Charlotte | | Josh Richardson (19) | Whiteside, Johnson (10) | Kelly Olynyk (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 28–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | January 29 | @ Dallas | | Hassan Whiteside (25) | Hassan Whiteside (14) | James Johnson (6) | American Airlines Center19,555 | 29–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 51 | January 31 | @ Cleveland | | Goran Dragic (18) | Justise Winslow (10) | Goran Dragic (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 29–22
|- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | February 2 | @ Philadelphia | | Kelly Olynyk (19) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Bam Adebayo (6) | Wells Fargo Center20,636 | 29–23 |- style="background:#fcc" | 53 | February 3 | @ Detroit | | Goran Dragic (33) | Kelly Olynyk (8) | James Johnson (7) | Little Caesars Arena18,747 | 29–24 |- style="background:#fcc" | 54 | February 5 | Orlando | | Josh Richardson (20) | Hassan Whiteside (14) | Goran Dragic (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 29–25 |- style="background:#fcc" | 55 | February 7 | Houston | | Dragic, Richardson (30) | Hassan Whiteside (17) | Goran Dragic (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 29–26 |- style="background:#cfc" | 56 | February 9 | Milwaukee | | Tyler Johnson (19) | Hassan Whiteside (16) | Adebayo, Dragic, Johnson (3) | American Airlines Arena20,018 | 30–26 |- style="background:#fcc" | 57 | February 13 | @ Toronto | | Goran Dragic (28) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | Dwyane Wade (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 30–27 |- style="background:#fcc" | 58 | February 14 | @ Philadelphia | | James Johnson (7) | Hassan Whiteside (10) | Tyler Johnson (6) | Wells Fargo Center20,492 | 30–28 |- style="background:#fcc" | 59 | February 23 | @ New Orleans | | Goran Dragic (30) | Hassan Whiteside (16) | Goran Dragic (8) | Smoothie King Center17,751 | 30–29 |- style="background:#cfc" | 60 | February 24 | Memphis | | Tyler Johnson (23) | Hassan Whiteside (8) | Goran Dragic (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 31–29 |- style="background:#cfc" | 61 | February 27 | Philadelphia | | Dwyane Wade (27) | Hassan Whiteside (11) | Goran Dragić (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600