2006–07 Miami Heat season

2006–07 Miami Heat season
Division Champions
Gary Payton's final season
Head coach	Pat Riley
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (eliminated 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WIOD

The 2006–07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite injuries to several players, including Dwyane Wade, the Heat repeated as Southeast division champions. With a record of 44–38, it was clear that the Heat was not the same team of years past. The Heat ended the season with a four-game playoff sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round. Following the season, Gary Payton retired.

Key dates

• June 28 – The 2006 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 – The free agency period started.
• October 10 – The Heat played their first preseason game versus the Detroit Pistons at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• October 31 – The Heat's regular season began with a home game versus the Chicago Bulls. Where the championship rings were handed out to the members of the 05-06 Championship team

Offseason

2006 NBA draft

The Miami Heat had no selections in the 2006 NBA draft after the following trades:

• ^t On July 14, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant from Miami in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.^[1] The L.A. Lakers used the 26th pick to draft Jordan Farmar.
• ^af On January 31, 2006, Toronto acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick and New Orleans's 2009 second-round draft pick from New Orleans/Oklahoma City in exchange for Aaron Williams.^[2] Previously, New Orleans/Oklahoma City acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick on September 30, 2005 from Boston in exchange for Dan Dickau.^[3] Previously, Boston acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles on August 8, 2005 from Miami in a five-team trade with Miami, Memphis, New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Utah.^[4] Toronto used the 56th pick to draft Edin Bavčić.

Roster

2006–07 Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From C 30 Barron, Earl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Memphis F/C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah PF 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida SG 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple G/F 24 Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Georgetown C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU PG 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oregon State SF 42 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Xavier PG 11 Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame PF 25 Simien, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Marquette F 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kentucky PG 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida SF 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Leuzinger HS (CA)	Head coach Pat Riley (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Bob McAdoo (North Carolina) Keith Askins (Alabama) Erik Spoelstra (Portland) Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island) Bill Foran (Central Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2007-02-01

Pre-season

2006 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Venue	Record	Recap
1	October 10	Detroit Pistons	84–64	Miami Heat		Loss	Coliseo Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)	0–1
2	October 14	Miami Heat	81–91	Atlanta Hawks		Loss	Philips Arena	0–2
3	October 17	New Orleans Hornets	105–109	Miami Heat		Win	American Airlines Arena	1–2
4	October 20	Miami Heat	95–96	Memphis Grizzlies		Loss	FedEx Forum	1–3
5	October 21	Miami Heat	93–103	San Antonio Spurs		Loss	AT&T Center	1–4
6	October 24	Miami Heat	92–82	Orlando Magic		Win	TD Waterhouse Center	2–4
7	October 25	Houston Rockets	96–71	Miami Heat		Loss	American Airlines Arena	2–5

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	44	38	.537	-	27–14	17–24	9–7
x-Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	3	26–15	15–26	8–8
x-Orlando Magic	40	42	.488	4	25–16	15–26	9–7
Charlotte Bobcats	33	49	.402	11	20–21	13–28	9–7
Atlanta Hawks	30	52	.366	14	18–23	12–29	5–11

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	53	29	.646	–
2	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	3
3	y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	6
4	y-Miami Heat	44	38	.537	9
5	x-Chicago Bulls	49	33	.598	4
6	x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	12
7	x-Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	12
8	x-Orlando Magic	40	42	.488	13
9	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	18
10	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	18
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	20
12	Charlotte Bobcats	33	49	.402	20
13	Atlanta Hawks	30	52	.366	23
14	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	25
15	Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	29

References

1. "Lakers Acquire Odom, Butler, Grant and a Future First Rounder for Shaq:". NBA.com/Lakers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 14, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
2. "Raptors Trade Aaron Williams". NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
3. "Celtics Acquire Point Guard Dan Dickau". NBA.com/Celtics. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 30, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
4. "Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey". NBA.com/Heat. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 8, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.