2009–10 Miami Heat season

2009–10 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	TBA
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 2009-10 Miami Heat season is the 22nd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

• June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 - The free agency period started.
• October 5 - The Heat played their first preseason game on the road against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
• October 27 - The Heat's regular season began with a home game versus the New York Knicks.
• April 17 - The Heat began the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

Offseason

2009 NBA Draft

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	42	Patrick Beverley	Guard	United States	Arkansas
2	60	Robert Dozier	Forward	United States	Memphis

Transactions

Miami Heat

Players Added Via Draft Via Free Agency Carlos Arroyo Shavlik Randolph Via Trade Quentin Richardson (From Timberwolves)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Jamario Moon (To Cavaliers) Via Trade Mark Blount (To Timberwolves) Waived

Roster

Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Adebayo, Bam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky G/F 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado F 22 Butler, Jimmy (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette G 8 Christopher, Josh (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-12-08 Arizona State G 14 Herro, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky F 24 Highsmith, Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling F 11 Jaquez, Jaime Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-02-18 UCLA F 16 Johnson, Keshad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2001-06-23 Arizona F 5 Jović, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia G 9 Larsson, Pelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-23 Arizona F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA G 0 Richardson, Josh  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee G/F 55 Robinson, Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan G 2 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville G 12 Smith, Dru  (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-30 Missouri G 4 Stevens, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-01 Colorado State C 7 Ware, Kel'el 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2004-04-20 Indiana

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach(es) Malik Allen Caron Butler Octavio De La Grana Wayne Ellington Eric Glass Chris Quinn Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: January 3, 2025

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Venue	Record	Recap
1	October 5	Miami Heat	83-87	Detroit Pistons		Loss	The Palace of Auburn Hills	0-1
2	October 7	Miami Heat	86-90	Orlando Magic		Loss	Amway Arena	0-2
3	October 11	San Antonio Spurs	95-93	Miami Heat		Loss	American Airlines Arena	0-3
4	October 14	Miami Heat	91-96	Oklahoma City Thunder		Loss	BOK Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	0-4
5	October 15	New Orleans Hornets	81-97	Miami Heat		Win	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	1-4
6	October 21	Memphis Grizzlies	93-99	Miami Heat		Win	American Airlines Arena	2-4
7	October 22	Atlanta Hawks	92-87	Miami Heat		Loss	Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, Florida)	2-5

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	–	34–7	25–16	10–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	6	34–7	19–22	8–8
x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	12	24–17	23–18	9–7
x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	15	31–10	13–28	10–6
Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	33	15–26	11–30	3–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20
9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Playoffs

First Round: (5) Miami Heat vs. (4) Boston Celtics

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIA-BOS)	Venue	TV	Recap
1	April 17	Miami	76	Boston	85	0-1	TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN	1
2	April 20	Miami	76	Boston	105	0-2	TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts	TNT	2
3	April 23	Boston	100	Miami	98	0-3	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	ESPN	3
4	April 25	Boston	92	Miami	101	1-3	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	ABC	4
5	April 27	Miami		Boston			TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts	NBATV
6*	April 29	Boston		Miami			American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
7*	May 1	Miami		Boston			TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Boston leads 3–1

Note:Games that may not be played are marked with a *

Transactions

Miami Heat

Players Added Via Draft Via Free Agency Carlos Arroyo Shavlik Randolph Rafer Alston Via Trade Quentin Richardson (From Timberwolves)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Jamario Moon (To Cavaliers) Via Trade Mark Blount (To Timberwolves) Waived