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The 2005–06 Miami Heat season was the 18th National Basketball Association season for the Miami Heat basketball franchise.During the offseason, the Heat acquired Jason Williams and James Posey from the Memphis Grizzlies, and All-Star forward Antoine Walker from the Boston Celtics, while signing free agent All-Star point guard Gary Payton.
The 2006–07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat, for the first time in franchise history, entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals in six games.
Alonzo Mourning, who had his number 33 jersey retired by the Heat, is the team's third longest-serving player. Shaquille O'Neal played four seasons with the Heat from 2004 to 2008. Gary Payton is the first Heat player to be inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Glen Rice played six seasons with the Heat since he was drafted fourth in 1989.
The Heat won 58 games in the 2010–11 season, and along with the Mavericks, returned to the Finals in 2011. The 2011 NBA Finals, which was a rematch of 2006, saw the Mavericks win in six games after trailing 2–1 in the Finals. It was the Mavericks' first NBA championship, as well as both teams' second appearances in the Finals.
The Heat has him playing both guard spots; at 6-4, Hampton said he has spent about 40 percent of his NBA minutes at point guard and about 60 percent at shooting guard. “I’m comfortable at both ...
A new league dress code was put into effect at the beginning of the year by commissioner David Stern.; The Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in franchise history. . They become the third franchise (joining the 1969 Boston Celtics and 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, later joined by the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks) to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two ga
Don't ask. No, seriously, don't ask. You don't really want to talk about the Miami Heat's performance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, do you? There was only one question to ask about this 106-93 ...
Typically the end of summer league would mean the blueprint of a roster for training camp. But as with so many elements of the Miami Heat’s offseason, the blueprint hasn’t even been penciled ...