The 2019–20 Miami Heat season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the first time since 2016-17 that Dwyane Wade was not on the Miami Heat roster and the NBA's first time without Wade since 2002-03, as he retired from the NBA after playing 16 years in the league. It was the first season for Jimmy Butler on the Heat.

Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were both selected into 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.

On June 4, the Heat were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble.

In the playoffs, the Heat made an unexpectedly deep playoff run by sweeping the Pacers in four straight games in the first round, then surpassing the Bucks who were led by 2020 MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in five games. It was their first Conference Finals appearance in six years. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they faced off against the third-seeded Boston Celtics in the two teams' first playoff series since 2012 and defeated Boston in six games, winning the Eastern Conference for the 6th time and reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. They were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers (who were led by former Heat star LeBron James) in six games.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team 1 13 Tyler HerroSGAmericanKentucky232KZ OkpalaSFAmericanStanford244Bol BolCAmericanOregon Before entering the 2019 NBA draft, the Miami Heat originally only held their lottery selection for the 2019 NBA Draft. On June 19, the night before the draft began, the Heat acquired the Atlanta Hawks' 44th pick of the draft in exchange for a conditional 2024 second-round pick and cash considerations. With their sole first-round pick of the draft, the Miami Heat selected shooting guard Tyler Herro from the University of Kentucky. On draft night, the Heat agreed to a trade with the Phoenix Suns that saw them obtain the draft rights to forward KZ Okpala from Stanford University. Finally, with the selection the Heat acquired from the Hawks the prior night, Miami selected Sudanese-American center Bol Bol from the University of Oregon. However, the Heat agreed to a trade that sent the draft rights to Bol Bol to the Denver Nuggets for a future conditional second-round pick and $1.88 million cash.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 8 | San Antonio | | Tyler Herro (18) | Meyers Leonard (11) | Jimmy Butler (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 9 | @ Charlotte | | Dion Waiters (19) | Davon Reed (9) | Kendrick Nunn (7) | Spectrum Center8,522 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 14 | Atlanta | | Tyler Herro (23) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Dragić, Winslow (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 17 | @ Orlando | | Jimmy Butler (23) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Justise Winslow (12) | Amway Center17,149 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 18 | Houston | | Kendrick Nunn (40) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Goran Dragić (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 4–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 23 | Memphis | | Justise Winslow (27) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Justise Winslow (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Goran Dragic (25) | Adebayo, Winslow (13) | Adebayo, Dragic (8) | Fiserv Forum17,467 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 27 | @ Minnesota | | Kendrick Nunn (25) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Justise Winslow (6) | Target Center17,049 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 29 | Atlanta | | Tyler Herro (29) | Adebayo, Leonard (10) | Adebayo, Dragic, Winslow, Nunn (3) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 31 | @ Atlanta | | Kendrick Nunn (28) | Jimmy Butler (9) | Jimmy Butler (11) | State Farm Arena16,539 | 4–1

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 3 | Houston | | Duncan Robinson (23) | Kelly Olynyk (8) | Jimmy Butler (9) | American Airlines Arena19,724 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 5 | @ Denver | | Jimmy Butler (16) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Goran Dragic (7) | Pepsi Center18,010 | 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 7 | @ Phoenix | | Jimmy Butler (34) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Bam Adebayo (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena15,498 | 6–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 8 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Jimmy Butler (22) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Goran Dragic (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 12 | Detroit | | Butler, Nunn (20) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Jimmy Butler (13) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 7–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 14 | @ Cleveland | | Kendrick Nunn (23) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Kendrick Nunn (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse17,374 | 8–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 16 | New Orleans | | Kendrick Nunn (22) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Jimmy Butler (13) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 9–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 20 | Cleveland | | Duncan Robinson (29) | Chris Silva (9) | Dragic, Nunn (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 10–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 22 | @ Chicago | | Jimmy Butler (27) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Butler, Dragic (7) | United Center18,953 | 11–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 23 | @ Philadelphia | | Tyler Herro (20) | Kelly Olynyk (7) | Butler, Silva (3) | Wells Fargo Center21,017 | 11–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 25 | Charlotte | | Butler, Adebayo (21) | Kelly Olynyk (16) | Goran Dragić (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 12–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 27 | @ Houston | | Tyler Herro (22) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Toyota Center18,055 | 12–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | November 29 | Golden State | | Goran Dragić (20) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Jimmy Butler (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 13–5

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 1 | @ Brooklyn | | Goran Dragić (24) | Bam Adebayo (16) | Goran Dragić (6) | Barclays Center17,026 | 14–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 3 | @ Toronto | | Butler, Robinson (22) | Jimmy Butler (13) | Jimmy Butler (12) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 15–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 4 | @ Boston | | Jimmy Butler (37) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Butler, Nunn, Winslow (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 15–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 6 | Washington | | Jimmy Butler (28) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Jimmy Butler (11) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 16–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 8 | Chicago | | Tyler Herro (27) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Jimmy Butler (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 17–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 10 | Atlanta | | Kendrick Nunn (36) | Jimmy Butler (18) | Bam Adebayo (11) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 18–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 13 | L. A. Lakers | | Jimmy Butler (23) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Kendrick Nunn (7) | American Airlines Arena20,013 | 18–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 14 | @ Dallas | | Jimmy Butler (27) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Bam Adebayo (10) | American Airlines Center20,333 | 19–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 16 | @ Memphis | | Jimmy Butler (25) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Jimmy Butler (8) | FedExForum14,021 | 19–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Kendrick Nunn (26) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Tyler Herro (7) | Wells Fargo Center20,715 | 20–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 20 | New York | | Bam Adebayo (20) | Meyers Leonard (13) | Dragić, Butler (8) | American Airlines Arena19,704 | 21–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 23 | Utah | | Jimmy Butler (20) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Bam Adebayo (6) | American Airlines Arena19,890 | 22–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 27 | Indiana | | Jimmy Butler (20) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Dragić, Butler, Adebayo (6) | American Airlines Arena19,767 | 23–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 28 | Philadelphia | | Jimmy Butler (25) | Jimmy Butler (9) | Jimmy Butler (9) | American Airlines Arena19,865 | 24–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 30 | @ Washington | | Jimmy Butler (27) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Bam Adebayo (5) | Capital One Arena20,476 | 24–9

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 2 | Toronto | | Bam Adebayo (15) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Kendrick Nunn (9) | American Airlines Arena19,939 | 25–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 3 | @ Orlando | | Jimmy Butler (23) | Butler, Adebayo (10) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Amway Center17,198 | 25–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 5 | Portland | | Goran Dragić (29) | Meyers Leonard (9) | Goran Dragić (13) | American Airlines Arena19,846 | 26–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 8 | @ Indiana | | Tyler Herro (19) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,040 | 27–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 10 | @ Brooklyn | | Jimmy Butler (33) | Jimmy Butler (9) | Bam Adebayo (7) | Barclays Center16,011 | 27–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 12 | @ New York | | Jimmy Butler (25) | Jimmy Butler (10) | Jimmy Butler (6) | Madison Square Garden18,861 | 27–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 15 | San Antonio | | Kendrick Nunn (33) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Bam Adebayo (7) | American Airlines Arena19,704 | 28–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 17 | @ Oklahoma City | | Kendrick Nunn (22) | Jimmy Butler (10) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 29–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 19 | @ San Antonio | | Bam Adebayo (21) | Bam Adebayo (16) | Butler, Adebayo (6) | AT&T Center18,422 | 29–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 20 | Sacramento | | Kendrick Nunn (22) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Kendrick Nunn (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 30–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 22 | Washington | | Tyler Herro (25) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Jimmy Butler (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 31–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 24 | L. A. Clippers | | Jimmy Butler (20) | Kelly Olynyk (9) | Bam Adebayo (9) | American Airlines Arena19,632 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 27 | Orlando | | Duncan Robinson (21) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Bam Adebayo (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 32–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 28 | Boston | | Goran Dragić (23) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Goran Dragić (4) | American Airlines Arena19,704 | 32–15

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 1 | @ Orlando | | Jimmy Butler (24) | Adebayo, Leonard (14) | Goran Dragić (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 33–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 3 | Philadelphia | | Jimmy Butler (38) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Bam Adebayo (11) | American Airlines Arena19,725 | 34–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 5 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Derrick Jones Jr. (25) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Staples Center19,068 | 34–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 7 | @ Sacramento | | Bam Adebayo (26) | Bam Adebayo (7) | Duncan Robinson (6) | Golden 1 Center16,760 | 34–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 9 | @ Portland | | Goran Dragić (27) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Adebayo, Dragić (7) | Moda Center19,726 | 34–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 10 | @ Golden State | | Butler, Crowder (21) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Kelly Olynyk (11) | Chase Center18,064 | 35–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 12 | @ Utah | | Jimmy Butler (25) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Adebayo, Dragić (5) | Vivint Smart Home Arena18,306 | 35–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 20 | @ Atlanta | | Bam Adebayo (28) | Bam Adebayo (19) | Jimmy Butler (9) | State Farm Arena17,356 | 35–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 22 | Cleveland | | Kendrick Nunn (24)