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Who is the best small forward in Miami Heat history?

By YPB Team

Two championship eras, a few one-season rentals and a homegrown cult favourite make up this pool of Heat wings. Ring counts point one way, loyalty points another.

  1. LeBron James — ranked #11
    LeBron James
    Played four seasons in Miami (2010-14), reaching four Finals, winning the 2012 and 2013 titles and two MVP awards.
    1000pts
  2. Caron Butler — ranked #22
    Caron Butler
    Miami's 10th pick in 2002, he made the All-Rookie First Team before being traded to the Lakers in the 2004 Shaquille O'Neal deal.
    999pts
  3. Jimmy Butler — ranked #33
    Jimmy Butler
    Joined Miami in 2019 and led the Heat to the 2020 and 2023 NBA Finals before his 2025 trade to Golden State.
    800pts
  4. Dorell Wright — ranked #44
    Dorell Wright
    Drafted 19th by Miami straight from prep school in 2004, he spent six seasons with the Heat and won a ring with the 2006 team.
    692pts
  5. Mike Miller — ranked #55
    Mike Miller
    A sharpshooting forward who won titles with Miami in 2012 and 2013, hitting seven threes in the 2012 clinching game.
    600pts
  6. Jaime Jaquez Jr. — ranked #66
    Jaime Jaquez Jr.
    Miami's 18th pick in 2023 from UCLA, he made the 2023-24 All-Rookie First Team.
    600pts
  7. Luol Deng — ranked #77
    Luol Deng
    Signed in 2014 after LeBron James left, he started at forward for Miami for two seasons before leaving in 2016.
    491pts
  8. Shane Battier — ranked #88
    Shane Battier
    Signed in 2011, he started at forward in the 2012 playoffs and hit six three-pointers off the bench in Game 7 of the 2013 Finals.
    491pts
  9. Andre Iguodala — ranked #99
    Andre Iguodala
    The 2015 Finals MVP joined Miami in 2020 and played a veteran bench role in the Heat's run to the 2020 NBA Finals.
    491pts
  10. Jae Crowder — ranked #1010
    Jae Crowder
    Acquired in February 2020, he started at forward during Miami's bubble run to the 2020 NBA Finals.
    491pts
  11. Justise Winslow — ranked #1111
    Justise Winslow
    Miami's 10th pick in 2015 from Duke, he played as a versatile defensive forward for the Heat until his 2020 trade.
    360pts
  12. Glen Rice — ranked #1212
    Glen Rice
    Miami's fourth overall pick in 1989, he scored 56 points in a 1995 game and ranks among the franchise's career scoring leaders.
    360pts
  13. Lamar Odom — ranked #1313
    Lamar Odom
    Spent one season in Miami (2003-04), averaging 17.1 points and 9.7 rebounds as the Heat reached the second round.
    360pts
  14. James Posey — ranked #1414
    James Posey
    A defensive forward acquired in a 2005 trade, he played a key bench role in Miami's 2006 championship run.
    0pts

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