2020–21 Miami Heat season

The 2020–21 Miami Heat season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2020–21 Miami Heat season
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerAndy Elisburg
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record40–32 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bucks 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Sun[A]
Radio790 AM, "The Ticket"
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The Heat entered the season as both the defending Southeast Division and Eastern Conference champions. The season began just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 Finals, giving the Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers the shortest off-season in league history.[1] With a win over the Boston Celtics 129–121, the Heat returned to the playoffs for the second straight year on May 11. They attempted to make back-to-back NBA Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014, but fell to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the first round in a four-game sweep in a rematch of last season's Conference semifinals in which the Heat won in five games. This is the first time that the Heat were swept in the playoffs since 2007 which was also in the first round against the Chicago Bulls. It was also the first time since 2014 that Andre Iguodala missed the NBA Finals. Iguodala would return to the Golden State Warriors the following season after two seasons with the Heat.

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
120Precious AchiuwaPF  NigeriaMemphis

Roster

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2020–21 Miami Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F5Achiuwa, Precious6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)1999-09-19Memphis
F/C13Adebayo, Bam6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1997-07-18Kentucky
F8Ariza, Trevor6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1985-06-30UCLA
F70Bjelica, Nemanja6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)234 lb (106 kg)1988-05-09Serbia
F22Butler, Jimmy6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1989-09-14Marquette
C21Dedmon, Dewayne7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg)1989-08-12USC
G7Dragić, Goran6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1986-05-06Slovenia
F40Haslem, Udonis6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)1980-06-09Florida
G14Herro, Tyler6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)2000-01-20Kentucky
G/F28Iguodala, Andre6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1984-01-28Arizona
G25Nunn, Kendrick6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1995-08-03Oakland
G/F11Okpala, KZ6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)1999-04-28Stanford
G4Oladipo, Victor6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg)1994-05-04Indiana
G55Robinson, Duncan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1994-04-22Michigan
G/F31Strus, Max (TW)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)1996-03-28DePaul
G2Vincent, Gabe (TW)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1996-06-14UC Santa Barbara
C77Yurtseven, Ömer7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg)1998-06-19Georgetown
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Assistant coach(es)

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: May 14, 2021

Standings

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Division

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Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
yAtlanta Hawks4131.56925‍–‍1116‍–‍209–372
xMiami Heat4032.5561.021‍–‍1519‍–‍176–672
xWashington Wizards3438.4727.019‍–‍1715‍–‍213–972
piCharlotte Hornets3339.4588.018‍–‍1915‍–‍208–472
Orlando Magic2151.29220.011‍–‍2510‍–‍264–872

Conference

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cPhiladelphia 76ers *4923.68172
2xBrooklyn Nets4824.6671.072
3yMilwaukee Bucks *4626.6393.072
4xNew York Knicks4131.5698.072
5yAtlanta Hawks *4131.5698.072
6xMiami Heat4032.5569.072
7xBoston Celtics3636.50013.072
8xWashington Wizards3438.47215.072
9piIndiana Pacers3438.47215.072
10piCharlotte Hornets3339.45816.072
11Chicago Bulls3141.43118.072
12Toronto Raptors2745.37522.072
13Cleveland Cavaliers2250.30627.072
14Orlando Magic2151.29228.072
15Detroit Pistons2052.27829.072

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pb – Clinched play-in spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader

Game log

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Preseason

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2020 preseason game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1December 14New OrleansL 92–114 Tyler Herro (17)Max Strus (8)Bam Adebayo (8)American Airlines Arena
0–1
2December 18@ TorontoW 117–105 KZ Okpala (24)Precious Achiuwa (15)Goran Dragić (8)Amalie Arena
1–1
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

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2020–21 game log
Total: 40–32 (home: 21–15; road: 19–17)
December: 2–2 (home: 2–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1December 23@ OrlandoL 107–113 Bam Adebayo (25)Bam Adebayo (11)Butler, Dragić (7)Amway Center
3,396
0–1
2December 25New OrleansW 111–98 Duncan Robinson (23)Andre Iguodala (7)Goran Dragić (9)American Airlines Arena
0
1–1
3December 29MilwaukeeL 97–144 Tyler Herro (23)Bam Adebayo (6)Tyler Herro (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
1–2
4December 30MilwaukeeW 119–108 Goran Dragić (26)Tyler Herro (15)Bam Adebayo (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
2–2
January: 5–10 (home: 3–4; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5January 1@ DallasL 83–93 Bam Adebayo (19)Bam Adebayo (11)Goran Dragić (7)American Airlines Center
0
2–3
6January 4Oklahoma CityW 118–90 Bam Adebayo (20)Tyler Herro (9)Tyler Herro (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
3–3
7January 6BostonL 105–107 Jimmy Butler (26)Adebayo, Butler (8)Bam Adebayo (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
3–4
8January 9@ WashingtonW 128–124 Tyler Herro (31)Bam Adebayo (16)Jimmy Butler (9)Capital One Arena
0
4–4
January 10@ BostonPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 11)[2]
9January 12@ PhiladelphiaL 134–137 Tyler Herro (34)Precious Achiuwa (13)Andre Iguodala (7)Wells Fargo Center
0
4–5
10January 14@ PhiladelphiaL 108–125 Duncan Robinson (22)Precious Achiuwa (11)Vincent, Iguodala (8)Wells Fargo Center
0
4–6
11January 16DetroitL 100–120 Bam Adebayo (28)Bam Adebayo (7)Goran Dragić (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
4–7
12January 18DetroitW 113–107 Bam Adebayo (28)Bam Adebayo (11)Bam Adebayo (5)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
5–7
13January 20@ TorontoW 111–102 Kendrick Nunn (28)Bam Adebayo (13)Kelly Olynyk (8)Amalie Arena
0
6–7
14January 22@ TorontoL 81–101 Kendrick Nunn (22)Bam Adebayo (8)Kendrick Nunn (5)Amalie Arena
0
6–8
15January 23@ BrooklynL 124–128 Bam Adebayo (41)Kelly Olynyk (6)Iguodala, Olynyk (3)Barclays Center
0
6–9
16January 25@ BrooklynL 85–98 Bam Adebayo (26)Bam Adebayo (10)Adebayo, Dragić (5)Barclays Center
0
6–10
17January 27DenverL 82–109 Bam Adebayo (15)Bam Adebayo (7)Bam Adebayo (6)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
6–11
18January 28L. A. ClippersL 105–109 Tyler Herro (19)Bam Adebayo (13)Bam Adebayo (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
6–12
19January 30SacramentoW 105–104 Jimmy Butler (30)Bam Adebayo (13)Jimmy Butler (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
7–12
February: 10–5 (home: 5–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20February 1CharlotteL 121–129 Jimmy Butler (25)Adebayo, Butler (9)Dragić, Herro (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
7–13
21February 3WashingtonL 100–103 Tyler Herro (20)Adebayo, Olynyk (11)Jimmy Butler (9)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
7–14
22February 5WashingtonW 122–95 Kendrick Nunn (25)Andre Iguodala (10)Jimmy Butler (9)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
8–14
23February 7@ New YorkW 109–103 Bam Adebayo (24)Bam Adebayo (11)Jimmy Butler (9)Madison Square Garden
0
9–14
24February 9New YorkW 98–96 Jimmy Butler (26)Jimmy Butler (8)Jimmy Butler (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
10–14
25February 11@ HoustonW 101–94 Jimmy Butler (27)Adebayo, Olynyk (13)Jimmy Butler (10)AT&T Center
3,251
11–14
26February 13@ UtahL 94–112 Kendrick Nunn (23)Adebayo, Olynyk (10)Adebayo, Herro (6)Vivint Arena
3,902
11–15
27February 15@ L. A. ClippersL 118–125 Bam Adebayo (27)Bam Adebayo (12)Jimmy Butler (10)Staples Center
0
11–16
28February 17@ Golden StateL 112–120 (OT)Bam Adebayo (24)Tyler Herro (15)Jimmy Butler (11)Chase Center
0
11–17
29February 18@ SacramentoW 118–110 Tyler Herro (27)Bam Adebayo (12)Bam Adebayo (10)Golden 1 Center
0
12–17
30February 20@ L. A. LakersW 96–94 Kendrick Nunn (27)Adebayo, Robinson (10)Bam Adebayo (6)Staples Center
0
13–17
31February 22@ Oklahoma CityW 108–94 Duncan Robinson (22)Bam Adebayo (13)Butler, Nunn (9)Chesapeake Energy Arena
0
14–17
32February 24TorontoW 116–108 Jimmy Butler (27)Bam Adebayo (12)Jimmy Butler (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
15–17
33February 26UtahW 124–116 Jimmy Butler (33)Bam Adebayo (11)Jimmy Butler (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
16–17
34February 28AtlantaW 109–99 Kendrick Nunn (24)Bam Adebayo (13)Kendrick Nunn (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
17–17
March: 7–7 (home: 2–5; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
35March 2AtlantaL 80–94 Dragić, Robinson (14)Kelly Olynyk (6)Goran Dragić (4)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
17–18
36March 4@ New OrleansW 103–93 Jimmy Butler (29)Kelly Olynyk (10)Jimmy Butler (9)Smoothie King Center
2,700
18–18
37March 11OrlandoW 111–103 Jimmy Butler (27)Jimmy Butler (8)Jimmy Butler (11)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
19–18
38March 12@ ChicagoW 101–90 Jimmy Butler (28)Goran Dragić (7)Jimmy Butler (8)United Center
0
20–18
39March 14@ OrlandoW 102–97 Jimmy Butler (22)Butler, Olynyk (7)Jimmy Butler (9)Amway Center
3,264
21–18
40March 16ClevelandW 113–98 Jimmy Butler (28)Jimmy Butler (12)Goran Dragić (9)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
22–18
41March 17@ MemphisL 85–89 Jimmy Butler (24)Bam Adebayo (12)Bam Adebayo (6)FedExForum
2,217
22–19
42March 19IndianaL 110–137 Bam Adebayo (20)Adebayo, Butler (8)Bam Adebayo (5)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
22–20
43March 21IndianaL 106–109 Bam Adebayo (9)Jimmy Butler (15)Jimmy Butler (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
22–21
44March 23PhoenixL 100–110 Kendrick Nunn (25)Jimmy Butler (11)Bam Adebayo (6)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
22–22
45March 25PortlandL 122–125 Bam Adebayo (29)Bam Adebayo (7)Bam Adebayo (9)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
22–23
46March 26@ CharlotteL 105–110 Butler, Robinson (20)Trevor Ariza (9)Jimmy Butler (9)Spectrum Center
4,215
22–24
47March 29@ New YorkW 98–88 Jimmy Butler (27)Bam Adebayo (17)Jimmy Butler (6)Madison Square Garden
1,981
23–24
48March 31@ IndianaW 92–87 Duncan Robinson (20)Adebayo, Robinson (8)Bam Adebayo (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0
24–24
April: 10–7 (home: 8–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
49April 1Golden StateW 116–109 Jimmy Butler (22)Bam Adebayo (8)Jimmy Butler (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
25–24
50April 3ClevelandW 115–101 Adebayo, Robinson (18)Bam Adebayo (11)Jimmy Butler (11)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
26–24
51April 6MemphisL 112–124 Jimmy Butler (28)Bam Adebayo (10)Bam Adebayo (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
26–25
52April 8L. A. LakersW 110–104 Jimmy Butler (28)Adebayo, Butler (7)Jimmy Butler (5)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
27–25
53April 11@ PortlandW 107–98 Bam Adebayo (22)Tyler Herro (7)Jimmy Butler (5)Moda Center
0
28–25
54April 13@ PhoenixL 86–106 Jimmy Butler (18)Bam Adebayo (10)Jimmy Butler (8)Phoenix Suns Arena
5,024
28–26
55April 14@ DenverL 106–123 Bam Adebayo (21)Bam Adebayo (6)Jimmy Butler (9)Ball Arena
4,017
28–27
56April 16@ MinnesotaL 111–119 Jimmy Butler (30)Jimmy Butler (10)Jimmy Butler (8)Target Center
1,638
28–28
57April 18BrooklynW 109–107 Bam Adebayo (21)Bam Adebayo (15)Goran Dragić (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
29–28
58April 19HoustonW 113–91 Kendrick Nunn (30)Precious Achiuwa (11)Kendrick Nunn (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
30–28
59April 21@ San AntonioW 107–87 Bam Adebayo (23)Bam Adebayo (8)Jimmy Butler (11)AT&T Center
4,229
31–28
60April 23@ AtlantaL 103–118 Kendrick Nunn (21)Trevor Ariza (10)Jimmy Butler (7)State Farm Arena
2,985
31–29
61April 24ChicagoW 106–101 Duncan Robinson (23)Adebayo, Dedmon, Robinson (10)Bam Adebayo (10)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
32–29
62April 26ChicagoL 102–110 Jimmy Butler (33)Jimmy Butler (8)Goran Dragić (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
32–30
63April 28San AntonioW 116–111 Jimmy Butler (29)Bam Adebayo (11)Goran Dragić (7)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
33–30
May: 7–2 (home: 2–1; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
64May 1@ ClevelandW 124–107 Kendrick Nunn (22)Bam Adebayo (10)Goran Dragić (7)Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
4,148
34–30
65May 2@ CharlotteW 121–111 Bam Adebayo (20)Jimmy Butler (8)Bam Adebayo (10)Spectrum Center
4,095
35–30
66May 4DallasL 113–127 Duncan Robinson (19)Duncan Robinson (9)Bam Adebayo (11)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
35–31
67May 7MinnesotaW 121–112 Tyler Herro (27)Jimmy Butler (8)Jimmy Butler 6)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
36–31
68May 9@ BostonW 130–124 Jimmy Butler (26)Jimmy Butler (8)Jimmy Butler (11)TD Garden
2,298
37–31
69May 11@ BostonW 129–121 Tyler Herro (24)Tyler Herro (11)Bam Adebayo (5)TD Garden
4,789
38–31
70May 13PhiladelphiaW 106–94 Jimmy Butler (21)Bam Adebayo (12)Bam Adebayo (8)American Airlines Arena
Limited seating
39–31
71May 15@ MilwaukeeL 108–122 Kendrick Nunn (31)Bam Adebayo (8)Bam Adebayo (8)Fiserv Forum
3,280
39–32
72May 16@ DetroitW 120–107 Precious Achiuwa (23)Precious Achiuwa (10)Tyler Herro (11)Little Caesars Arena
750
40–32
2020–21 season schedule

Playoffs

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2021 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1May 22@ MilwaukeeL 107–109 (OT)Goran Dragić (25)Bam Adebayo (12)Jimmy Butler (8)Fiserv Forum
9,107
0–1
2May 24@ MilwaukeeL 98–132 Dewayne Dedmon (19)Dewayne Dedmon (9)Adebayo, Butler, Dragić (4)Fiserv Forum
9,107
0–2
3May 27MilwaukeeL 84–113 Jimmy Butler (19)Adebayo, Butler (8)Jimmy Butler (6)American Airlines Arena
17,000
0–3
4May 29MilwaukeeL 103–120 Bam Adebayo (20)Bam Adebayo (14)Jimmy Butler (10)American Airlines Arena
17,000
0–4
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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PlayerDate SignedRef.
Gabe VincentNovember 21 (Two-way contract)[3]
Meyers LeonardNovember 22[4]
Udonis HaslemNovember 28[5]

Additions

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PlayerSignedFormer TeamRef.
Max StrusNovember 30Chicago Bulls[6]
Trevor ArizaMarch 17Oklahoma City Thunder[7]
Nemanja BjelicaMarch 25Sacramento Kings[8]
Victor OladipoMarch 25Houston Rockets[9]
Dewayne DedmonApril 8Atlanta Hawks[10]
Ӧmer YurtsevenMay 14Oklahoma City Blue[11]

Subtractions

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PlayerLeft ThroughNew TeamRef.
Derrick Jones Jr.Free AgencyPortland Trail Blazers[12]
Solomon HillFree AgencyAtlanta Hawks[13]
Jae CrowderFree AgencyPhoenix Suns[14]
Meyers LeonardTradeOklahoma City Thunder[15]
Chris SilvaTradeSacramento Kings[16]
Maurice HarklessTradeSacramento Kings[16]
Kelly OlynykTradeHouston Rockets[17]
Avery BradleyTradeHouston Rockets[17]

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly Fox Sports Sun until March 31, 2021

References

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  1. ^ Stein, Marc (February 5, 2021). "N.B.A. All-Star Game Would Be 'Slap in the Face,' LeBron James Says". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Tim (November 21, 2020). "Goran Dragic officially re-signs with Miami". NBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Herrera, Irene (November 22, 2020). "Leonard Re-Signs With HEAT". NBA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Captain Returns For His 18th Season". Miami Heat. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Herrera, Irene (November 30, 2020). "Max Strus Signs With HEAT". NBA.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: Miami Heat have acquired Trevor Ariza - Twitter". twitter.com. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Beguiristain, Joe (March 25, 2021). "HEAT Acquire Nemanja Bjelica". NBA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Herrera, Irene (March 25, 2021). "HEAT Acquire Victor Oladipo". NBA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Schmid, Donnie (April 8, 2021). "Dewayne Dedmon Signs With HEAT". NBA.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Beguiristain, Joe (May 14, 2021). "Ӧmer Yurtseven Signs With HEAT". NBA.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Derrick Jones Jr". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  13. ^ Finberg, Annie (November 25, 2020). "Atlanta Hawks Sign Free Agent Forward Solomon Hill". NBA.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Taylor, Jessica (November 28, 2020). "SUNS SIGN JAE CROWDER". NBA.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Thunder Acquires 2027 Second-Round Draft Pick, Meyers Leonard and Generates Trade Exception". NBA.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Kings Acquire Maurice Harkless And Chris Silva". NBA.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Joshi, Hiren (March 25, 2021). "Rockets complete trade with Miami". NBA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.