Key Dates and Transactions: 1993
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| January 19 |
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Placed guard/forward Willie Burton on the injured list with sprained right wrist.
Activated guard Steve Smith from the injured list. |
| January 24 |
Chris Wallace is named coordinator of scouting services. |
| February 20 |
Harold Miner wins 1993 Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship at NBA All-Star Weekend. |
| March 8 |
Rony Seikaly is named NBA Player of the Week, for the week of March 1-7. |
| May 3 |
WINZ Radio (940 AM) is named the new flagship radio station of the Miami HEAT. |
| June 30 |
The HEAT selects center Ed Stokes from the University of Arizona in the second
round (35th overall) in the NBA Draft. Miami does not have a first-round selection as
it had gone to Detroit as compensation for the John Salley trade (September 8, 1992). |
| July 14 |
The HEAT announces that its cable games will be telecast on Sunshine Network. |
| August 17 |
1993 second-round pick Ed Stokes signs in Europe with Panionios (Greece). |
| September 30 |
The Miami HEAT's new training facility at AMI Palmetto General Hospital opens. |
| October 7 |
Re-signed guard/forward Keith Askins. Signed forwards Gary Alexander and Mark Randall and guards Kurk Lee, Bennie Seltzer and Greg Sutton. |
| October 8 |
Signed guard Jeff Martin. |
| October 12 |
Signed center Manute Bol. |
| October 16 |
Re-signed center Matt Geiger. |
| October 20 |
Waived guards Jeff Martin and Bennie Seltzer. |
| October 29 |
Waived guard Kurk Lee and forward Mark Randall. |
| November 2 |
Waived guard Greg Sutton. Placed forward/center Alec Kessler (tendinitis right elbow) and forward Grant Long (fractured right hand) on the injured list. |
| November 18 |
Placed guard/forward Keith Askins on the injured list with a sprained left knee. Activated forward/center Alec Kessler from the injured list. |
| November 28 |
Glen Rice is named NBA Player of the Week for the week of November 22-28. |
| December 6 |
Waived forward Gary Alexander. Activated forward Grant Long from the injured list. |
| December 18 |
Placed guard/forward Willie Burton on the injured list with a stress fracture of the right heel. Activated guard/forward Keith Askins from the injured list. |
