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Here is the Miami Heat 1988–89 roster and regular season player statistics. This was the Miami Heat’s inaugural NBA season, playing in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division.
Miami Heat 1988–89 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age | College / From | Years Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Billy Thompson | SF | 6’7″ | 195 lbs | Dec 1, 1963 | 25 | Louisville | 2 |
| 1 | Rory Sparrow | PG | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | Jun 12, 1958 | 30 | Villanova | 9 |
| 5 | Kevin Edwards | SG | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Oct 5, 1965 | 23 | DePaul | Rookie |
| 10 | Pearl Washington | PG | 6’2″ | 190 lbs | Jan 6, 1964 | 25 | Syracuse | 3 |
| 12 | Jon Sundvold | SG | 6’2″ | 190 lbs | Jun 2, 1961 | 27 | Missouri | 5 |
| 20 | Grant Long | PF | 6’8″ | 240 lbs | Mar 12, 1966 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | Rookie |
| 21 | Pat Cummings | PF | 6’9″ | 225 lbs | Jul 11, 1956 | 32 | Cincinnati | 9 |
| 22 | Sylvester Gray | SF | 6’6″ | 240 lbs | Jul 8, 1967 | 21 | Memphis | Rookie |
| 23 | Dwayne “Pearl” Washington | PG | 6’2″ | 190 lbs | Jan 6, 1964 | 25 | Syracuse | 3 |
| 24 | John Shasky | C | 6’11” | 250 lbs | Jun 23, 1964 | 24 | Minnesota | Rookie |
| 30 | Scott Hastings | PF | 6’10” | 235 lbs | Jun 3, 1960 | 28 | Arkansas | 7 |
| 32 | Rony Seikaly | C | 6’11” | 230 lbs | May 10, 1965 | 23 | Syracuse | Rookie |
| 33 | Tellis Frank | SF | 6’10” | 215 lbs | Apr 26, 1965 | 23 | Western Kentucky | Rookie |
| 41 | Pat Cummings | PF | 6’9″ | 225 lbs | Jul 11, 1956 | 32 | Cincinnati | 9 |
| 44 | Dwayne McClain | SG | 6’6″ | 185 lbs | Feb 7, 1963 | 26 | Villanova | Rookie |
Note: Some players like McClain and Pearl Washington had short stints. Rony Seikaly and Kevin Edwards were standout rookies.
Miami Heat 1988–89 Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Edwards | SG | 23 | 79 | 62 | 29.7 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 14.0 | 5.9 | .425 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .270 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .746 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 30 | 80 | 79 | 32.7 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 5.6 | .452 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .243 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .879 |
| Grant Long | PF | 22 | 82 | 73 | 29.7 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 4.1 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 3.7 | .749 |
| Billy Thompson | SF | 25 | 79 | 58 | 28.8 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 4.4 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .696 |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 23 | 78 | 62 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 4.3 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .511 |
| Jon Sundvold | SG | 27 | 68 | 8 | 19.7 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 4.5 | .455 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .522 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .825 |
| Billy Thompson | SG | 27 | 79 | 58 | 28.8 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 4.4 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .696 |
| Pearl Washington | PG | 25 | 54 | 8 | 19.7 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 3.0 | .424 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .071 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .788 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 32 | 53 | 28 | 20.7 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .742 |
| Sylvester Gray | SF | 21 | 55 | 15 | 22.2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 | .420 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .673 |
| Clinton Wheeler | PG | 29 | 8 | 0 | 17.9 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | .800 |
| Anthony Taylor | PG | 23 | 21 | 7 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 2.9 | .397 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .750 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | SG | 26 | 9 | 0 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 2.9 | .413 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .667 |
| Scott Hastings | C | 28 | 75 | 6 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .436 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .321 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .850 |
| John Shasky | C | 24 | 65 | 4 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .689 |
| Todd Mitchell | SF | 22 | 22 | 0 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.7 | 1.6 | .600 |
| Craig Neal | PG | 24 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .386 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .320 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .619 |
| Dave Popson | PF | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | .500 |
| **Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 97.8 | 42.9 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 21.1 | 86.8 | 39.3 | .453 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .326 | 25.6 | 18.0 | .702** |
Miami Heat 1988–89 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Edwards | SG | 23 | 79 | 62 | 2349 | 1094 | 262 | 349 | 139 | 27 | 246 | 1105 | 470 | .425 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 193 | 144 | .746 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 30 | 80 | 79 | 2613 | 1000 | 216 | 429 | 103 | 17 | 204 | 982 | 444 | .452 | 74 | 18 | .243 | 107 | 94 | .879 |
| Grant Long | PF | 22 | 82 | 73 | 2435 | 976 | 546 | 149 | 122 | 48 | 201 | 692 | 336 | .486 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 406 | 304 | .749 |
| Billy Thompson | SF | 25 | 79 | 58 | 2273 | 854 | 572 | 176 | 56 | 105 | 189 | 716 | 349 | .487 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 224 | 156 | .696 |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 23 | 78 | 62 | 1962 | 848 | 549 | 55 | 46 | 96 | 200 | 744 | 333 | .448 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 345 | 181 | .511 |
| Jon Sundvold | SG | 27 | 68 | 8 | 1338 | 709 | 87 | 137 | 27 | 1 | 87 | 675 | 307 | .455 | 92 | 48 | .522 | 57 | 47 | .825 |
| Sylvester Gray | SF | 21 | 55 | 15 | 1220 | 440 | 286 | 117 | 36 | 25 | 102 | 398 | 167 | .420 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 156 | 105 | .673 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 32 | 53 | 28 | 1096 | 466 | 281 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 111 | 394 | 197 | .500 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 97 | 72 | .742 |
| Scott Hastings | C | 28 | 75 | 6 | 1206 | 386 | 231 | 59 | 32 | 42 | 68 | 328 | 143 | .436 | 28 | 9 | .321 | 107 | 91 | .850 |
| Pearl Washington | PG | 25 | 54 | 8 | 1065 | 411 | 123 | 226 | 73 | 4 | 122 | 387 | 164 | .424 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 104 | 82 | .788 |
| John Shasky | C | 24 | 65 | 4 | 944 | 357 | 232 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 248 | 121 | .488 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 167 | 115 | .689 |
| Anthony Taylor | PG | 23 | 21 | 7 | 368 | 144 | 34 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 151 | 60 | .397 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 11 | .750 |
| Craig Neal | PG | 24 | 32 | 0 | 341 | 89 | 18 | 86 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 88 | 34 | .386 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 21 | 13 | .619 |
| Todd Mitchell | SF | 22 | 22 | 0 | 320 | 118 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 88 | 41 | .466 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 17 | .600 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | SG | 26 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 57 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 63 | 26 | .413 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Clinton Wheeler | PG | 29 | 8 | 0 | 143 | 56 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 24 | .571 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 8 | .800 |
| Dave Popson | PF | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| **Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 8016 | 3520 | 1958 | 744 | 408 | 1688 | 7116 | 3221 | .453 | 298 | 97 | .326 | 2103 | 1477 | .702** |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG + BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | Franchise Big / Two‑Way Anchor | 32.6 | High usage | 16.6 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 15.45 | Seikaly emerged in his second season as the Heat’s key interior presence: a double-digit rebounder, rim protector (1.7 BPG), and go-to scoring big. | Most Improved Player (MIP) |
| Sherman Douglas | Lead Playmaker / Offensive Engine | 30.5 | High usage | 14.3 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 13.05 | As the starting point guard, Douglas ran the offense masterfully with 7.6 assists per game and contributed defensively (1.8 steals). | All-Rookie First Team |
| Glen Rice | Young Scoring Wing / Shooter | 30.0 | Medium-High usage | 13.6 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 10.65 | In his rookie year, Rice showed scoring chops and strong floor spacing, giving the Heat a dangerous wing option. | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Kevin Edwards | Two‑Way Guard / Secondary Scorer | 29.7 | Medium usage | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 11.80 | Edwards was a reliable two‑way guard, contributing not just points but also playmaking and defensive activity (steals). | — |
| Grant Long | Energetic Forward / Rebounder | 29.7 | Medium usage | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 11.25 | Long provided hustle, toughness, and rebounding. He was a consistent frontcourt contributor, especially on the boards. | — |
| Billy Thompson | Athletic Forward / Secondary Big | 28.8 | Medium usage | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 11.10 | Thompson brought athleticism, strong rebounding (7.2 rpg), and defensive versatility, helping stabilize the second unit. | — |
| Sylvester Gray | Young Forward / Development Piece | 22.2 | Low-medium usage | 8.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 8.25 | As a younger forward, Gray showed promise in contributing on both ends — rebounding, scoring, and some playmaking. | — |
| Pat Cummings | Veteran Big / Reserve Role | 20.7 | Low usage | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.45 | Cummings offered size and experience off the bench, giving the team depth in the frontcourt. | — |
| Jon Sundvold | 3‑Point Specialist / Spacer | 19.7 | Low usage | 10.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 8.70 | Sundvold provided perimeter shooting and playmaking in a reserve role, helping stretch defenses. | — |
| Pearl Washington | Backup Ball-Handler / Energy Guard | 19.7 | Low usage | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 7.80 | Washington contributed in limited minutes by creating plays and using his quickness to generate steals. | — |
| Clinton Wheeler | Depth Point Guard | 17.9 | Very low usage | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 5.05 | In a very limited role, Wheeler provided veteran guard depth and some offensive spark off the bench. | — |
| Anthony Taylor | Young Reserve PG / Development Guard | 17.5 | Very low usage | 6.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 5.85 | Taylor offered occasional playmaking in short stints, giving the Heat a young backup in the backcourt. | — |
| Scott Hastings | Reserve Center / Role Big | 16.1 | Minimal usage | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.00 | Hastings gave the Heat occasional size, rebounding, and veteran presence in spot minutes. | — |
| Kelvin Upshaw | Deep Guard / Reserve Role | 16.0 | Minimal usage | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.45 | Upshaw played a very limited role, primarily as a backup guard, offering some scoring and depth. | — |
| Todd Mitchell | Short-term Wing Depth | 14.5 | Very minimal usage | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.60 | Mitchell provided occasional minutes on the wing, mostly in a depth role. | — |
| John Shasky | Backup Big / Center Depth | 14.5 | Very minimal usage | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.90 | Shasky offered size off the bench in limited spurts, primarily as a backup big. | — |
| Craig Neal | Deep Point Guard Reserve | 10.7 | Minimal usage | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.35 | Neal gave occasional ball-handling minutes, but saw very little playing time in the rotation. | — |
| Dave Popson | Court-Filler Forward | 5.4 | Very minimal usage | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.80 | Popson’s role was very limited; he filled out the roster and occasionally contributed in garbage time. | — |
* Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2.