2006–07 Miami Heat season

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 6.0 !C 30 USA ! Barron, Earl 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Memphis 5.5 !F/C 51 USA ! Doleac, Michael 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah 4.5 !PF 40 USA ! Haslem, Udonis 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida 2.0 !SG 6 USA ! Jones, Eddie 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple 2.5 !G/F 24 USA ! Kapono, Jason 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA 6.0 !C 33 USA ! Mourning, Alonzo 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Georgetown 6.0 !C 32 USA ! O'Neal, Shaquille 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU 1.0 !PG 20 USA ! Payton, Gary 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oregon State 3.0 !SF 42 USA ! Posey, James 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Xavier 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Quinn, Chris 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame 4.5 !PF 25 USA ! Simien, Wayne 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Wade, Dwyane 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Marquette 4.0 !F 8 USA ! Walker, Antoine 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kentucky 1.0 !PG 55 USA ! Williams, Jason 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida 3.0 !SF 1 USA ! Wright, Dorell 7000203200000000000♠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

Regular season

Standings

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.