No. 1
DOUNOBALL Team History
Miami Heat
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1988
Archive begins
3
Championships
8
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 3
Dwyane Wade
No. 10
Tim Hardaway
No. 13
Dan Marino
No. 23
Michael Jordan
No. 32
Shaquille O'Neal
No. 33
Alonzo Mourning
No. 40
Udonis Haslem
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Dwyane Wade
Franchise #1
21,556
REB
Rebounds
Udonis Haslem
Franchise #1
5,791
AST
Assists
Dwyane Wade
Franchise #1
5,310
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Dwyane Wade
Franchise #1
1,492
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Alonzo Mourning
Franchise #1
1,625
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Duncan Robinson
Franchise #1
1,202
GP
Games played
Dwyane Wade
Franchise #1
948
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1988
Franchise origin
Miami Heat founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1988.
1988
Team identity
Miami Heat era begins
Team identity era begins in 1988-89. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: MIA.