The 2025–26 Miami Heat season was the 38th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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 (and NBA) 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
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege 1 20 Kasparas Jakučionis Point Guard Lithuania 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. 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.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 4 | Orlando | | Trevor Keels (12) | Kel'el Ware (9) | Ethan Thompson (6) | Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot15,470 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 6 | Milwaukee | | Powell, Ware (18) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Nikola Jović (7) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 8 | San Antonio | | Kel'el Ware (29) | Kel'el Ware (12) | Kasparas Jakučionis (10) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 0–3 |- | 4 | October 12 | @ Orlando | | Kel'el Ware (24) | Kel'el Ware (10) | Johnson, Larsson (3) | Kia Center18,846 | 0–4 |- | 5 | October 13 | @ Atlanta | | Jaquez Jr., Powell, Thompson (17) | Kel'el Ware (11) | Adebayo, Jaquez Jr., Johnson, Larsson (3) | State Farm Arena12,713 | 0–5 |- | 6 | October 17 | Memphis | | Adebayo, Powell (23) | Kel'el Ware (14) | Jaquez Jr., Powell (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 0–6
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | @ Orlando | | Norman Powell (28) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Davion Mitchell (12) | Kia Center19,186 | 0−1 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ Memphis | | Bam Adebayo (24) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (10) | Davion Mitchell (7) | FedExForum14,641 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 26 | New York | | Norman Powell (29) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Davion Mitchell (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 28 | Charlotte | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (28) | Kel'el Ware (9) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 3–1 |- | 5 | October 30 | @ San Antonio | | Bam Adebayo (31) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Jaquez Jr. (6) | Frost Bank Center18,702 | 3–2
| 6 | November 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (31) | Andrew Wiggins (9) | Davion Mitchell (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,831 |3–3 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Bam Adebayo (25) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Intuit Dome17,045 | 4–3 |- | 8 | November 5 | @ Denver | | Norman Powell (23) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Ball Arena19,862 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 7 | Charlotte | | Norman Powell (25) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (9) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 8 | Portland | | Nikola Jović (29) | Jaquez Jr., Ware (12) | Jaquez Jr., Jović, Mitchell (7) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 6–4 |- | 11 | November 10 | Cleveland | | Norman Powell (33) | Kel'el Ware (19) | Davion Mitchell (8) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 7–4 |- | 12 | November 12 | Cleveland | | Norman Powell (27) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Andrew Wiggins (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 7–5 |- | 13 | November 14 | @ New York | | Norman Powell (38) | Kel'el Ware (10) | Davion Mitchell (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 7–6 |- | 14 | November 17 | New York | | Norman Powell (19) | Kel'el Ware (14) | Davion Mitchell (5) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 8–6 |- | 15 | November 19 | Golden State | | Norman Powell (25) | Kel'el Ware (16) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 9–6 |- | 16 | November 21 | @ Chicago | | Kel'el Ware (20) | Kel'el Ware (14) | Jaquez Jr., Larsson (7) | United Center21,313 | 10–6 |- | 17 | November 23 | @ Philadelphia | | Norman Powell (32) | Kel'el Ware (16) | Davion Mitchell (12) | Xfinity Mobile Arena18,850 | 11–6 |- | 18 | November 24 | Dallas | | Tyler Herro (24) | Kel'el Ware (18) | Pelle Larsson (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 12–6 |- | 19 | November 26 | Milwaukee | | Tyler Herro (29) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 13–6 |- | 20 | November 29 | Detroit | | Andrew Wiggins (31) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Davion Mitchell (10) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 13–7
| 21 | December 1 | L.A. Clippers | | Norman Powell (30) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Davion Mitchell (12) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 14–7 |- | 22 | December 3 | @ Dallas | | Kel'el Ware (22) | Kel'el Ware (10) | Davion Mitchell (9) | American Airlines Center19,509 | 14–8 |- | 23 | December 5 | @ Orlando | | Norman Powell (28) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Davion Mitchell (7) | Kia Center17,794 | 14–9 |- | 24 | December 6 | Sacramento | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (27) | Adebayo, Fontecchio (7) | Jaquez Jr., Jović (6) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 14–10 |- | 25 | December 9 | @ Orlando | | Norman Powell (21) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Kia Center18,605 | 14–11 |- | 26 | December 15 | Toronto | | Adebayo, Powell (20) | Kel'el Ware (13) | (4) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 14–12 |- | 27 | December 18 | @ Brooklyn | | Norman Powell (24) | Bam Adebayo (17) | Davion Mitchell (7) | Barclays Center17,548 | 15–12 |- | 28 | December 19 | @ Boston | | Kel'el Ware (24) | Kel'el Ware (14) | (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 15–13 |- | 29 | December 21 | @ New York | | Kel'el Ware (28) | Kel'el Ware (20) | Davion Mitchell (8) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 15–14 |- | 30 | December 23 | Toronto | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (21) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Norman Powell (6) | Kaseya Center19,801 | 15–15 |- | 31 | December 26 | @ Atlanta | | Norman Powell (25) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Davion Mitchell (6) | State Farm Arena15,664 | 16–15 |- | 32 | December 27 | Indiana | | Jaquez Jr., Wiggins (28) | Jović, Ware (7) | Jović, Larsson (7) | Kaseya Center19,715 | 17–15 |- | 33 | December 29 | Denver | | Norman Powell (25) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) | Kaseya Center20,047 | 18–15
| 34 | January 1 | @ Detroit
| Norman Powell (36) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Davion Mitchell (11) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 19–15 |- | 35 | January 3 | Minnesota | | Norman Powell (21) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Davion Mitchell (6) | Kaseya Center19,893 | 19–16 |- | 36 | January 4 | New Orleans | | Norman Powell (34) | Kel'el Ware (12) | (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 20–16 |- | 37 | January 6 | @ Minnesota | | Norman Powell (21) | Adebayo, Ware (11) | Davion Mitchell (9) | Target Center17,023 | 20–17 |- style="background:#ccc | — | January 8 | @ Chicago | colspan="6" | Postponed due to condensation on the court, rescheduled to January 29. |- | 38 | January 10 | @ Indiana | | Tyler Herro (21) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Herro, Smith (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 20–18 |- | 39 | January 11 | @ Oklahoma City | | Andrew Wiggins (23) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Davion Mitchell (10) | Paycom Center18,203 | 20–19 |- | 40 | January 13 | Phoenix | | Bam Adebayo (29) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 21–19 |- | 41 | January 15 | Boston | | Norman Powell (26) | Andrew Wiggins (8) | Kasparas Jakučionis (8) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 21–20 |- | 42 | January 17 | Oklahoma City | | Bam Adebayo (30) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Kasparas Jakučionis (7) | Kaseya Center19,704 | 22–20 |- | 43 | January 19 | @ Golden State | | Norman Powell (21) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 22–21 |- | 44 | January 20 | @ Sacramento | | Bam Adebayo (25) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (9) | Pelle Larsson (9) | Golden 1 Center11,381 | 23–21 |- | 45 | January 22 | @ Portland | | Bam Adebayo (32) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Pelle Larsson (6) | Moda Center16,824 | 23–22 |- | 46 | January 24 | @ Utah | | Bam Adebayo (26) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Powell, Wiggins (6) | Delta Center18,186 | 24–22 |- | 47 | January 25 | @ Phoenix | | Bam Adebayo (22) | Powell, Wiggins (10) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 25–22 |- | 48 | January 28 | Orlando | | Simone Fontecchio (23) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Adebayo, Smith (7) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 25–23 |- | 49 | January 29 | @ Chicago | | Norman Powell (21) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6) | United Center20,685 | 26–23 |- | 50 | January 31 | Chicago | | Pelle Larsson (22) | Adebayo, Gardner (11) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 26–24
| 51 | February 1 | Chicago | | Adebayo, Larsson (20) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Kasparas Jakučionis (9) | Kaseya Center20,685 | 27–24 |- | 52 | February 3 | Atlanta | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (21) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Davion Mitchell (10) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 27–25 |- | 53 | February 6 | @ Boston | | Andrew Wiggins (26) | Adebayo, Jaquez Jr. (7) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 27–26 |- | 54 | February 8 | @ Washington | | Adebayo, Jakučionis (22) | Kel'el Ware (14) | (6) | Capital One Arena14,056 | 28–26 |- | 55 | February 9 | Utah | | Andrew Wiggins (26) | Bam Adebayo (11) | (5) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 28–27 |- | 56 | February 11 | @ New Orleans | | Bam Adebayo (27) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Davion Mitchell (5) | Smoothie King Center16,444 | 29–27 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 57 | February 20 | @ Atlanta | | Tyler Herro (24) | Kel'el Ware (12) | Davion Mitchell (7) | State Farm Arena16,070 | 30–27 |- | 58 | February 21 | Memphis | | Andrew Wiggins (28) | Kel'el Ware (15) | Herro, Powell (6) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 31–27 |- | 59 | February 24 | @ Milwaukee | | Norman Powell (26) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Davion Mitchell (8) | Fiserv Forum15,459 | 31–28 |- | 60 | February 26 | @ Philadelphia | | Bam Adebayo (29) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Tyler Herro (7) | Kaseya Center19,746 | 31–29 |- | 61 | February 28 | Houston | | Bam Adebayo (24) | Kel'el Ware (15) | Davion Mitchell (5) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 32–29
| 62 | March 3 | Brooklyn | | Bam Adebayo (23) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Kasparas Jakučionis (5) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 33–29 |- | 63 | March 5 | Brooklyn | | Tyler Herro (25) | Kel'el Ware (11) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 34–29 |- | 64 | March 6 | @ Charlotte | | Tyler Herro (33) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Tyler Herro (9) | Spectrum Center19,653 | 35–29 |- | 65 | March 8 | Detroit | | Tyler Herro (25) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 36–29 |- | 66 | March 10 | Washington | | Bam Adebayo (83) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 37–29 |- | 67 | March 12 | Milwaukee | | Pelle Larsson (28) | Kel'el Ware (13) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 38–29 |- | 68 | March 14 | Orlando | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (22) | Kel'el Ware (10) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7) | Kaseya Center19,757 | 38–30 |- | 69 | March 17 | @ Charlotte | | Tyler Herro (20) | Herro, Ware (8) | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6) | Spectrum Center19,478 | 38–31 |- | 70 | March 19 | L.A. Lakers | | Bam Adebayo (28) | Bam Adebayo (10)