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| January 22 |
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Re-signed guard/forward Keith Askins, forward Mark Strickland, center Marty
Conlon, and guard Rex Walters. Signed free agent guard Terry Porter. Signed
guard Randy Livingston, guard/forward Adrian Griffin, forward Jamie Watson,
and centers Amal McCaskill and Thomas Hamilton. |
| January 24 |
Signed free agent forward Clarence Weatherspoon. |
| January 28 |
Signed free agent guard/forward Mark Davis. |
| January 30 |
Waived guard/forward Adrian Griffin and guard Randy Livingston. |
| February 4 |
Placed guard Voshon Lenard (stress fracture in left tibia), center Amal McCaskill (lower lumbar strain), and forward Terry Mills (strength deficiency in left leg and
an inflamed plica - the lining surrounding the knee joint) on the injured list.
Waived center Thomas Hamilton. |
| February 14 |
Placed forward Jamal Mashburn (severe bone contusion of the femoral condyle
and tibial plateau in left knee) on the injured list and waived center Amal
McCaskill. Signed free agent guard/forward Blue Edwards to a contract. |
| February 19 |
Waived guard/forward Mark Davis and forward Jamie Watson. |
| Febraury 26 |
The HEAT and WJAN-Channel 41 reached an agreement to broadcast select Miami
HEAT games in Spanish to the South Florida TV audience. |
| March 15 |
Alonzo Mourning was named NBA Player of the Week for the week of March 8-14. |
| April 1 |
Alonzo Mourning had six blocked shots versus Philadelphia to record his 611th
block since joining Miami to surpass Rony Seikaly as the HEAT's all-time leading
shot blocker. Activated forward Jamal Mashburn from the injured list and placed
forward Terry Mills (sore left knee) on the injured list. |
| April 7 |
Pat Riley surpassed Dick Motta for fourth place on the all-time victory list with
his 936th career win, 93-87 vs. Dallas. |
| April 13 |
Pat Riley surpassed Red Auerbach for third place on the NBA's all-time victory
list with his 939th career win, a 90-74 victory vs. Chicago. Activated guard
Voshon Lenard from the injured list and placed guard/forward Blue Edwards (plantar fasciaitis in his left foot) on the injured list. |
| April 14 |
Guard/forward Keith Askins surpassed guard/forward Glen Rice for first place on
the HEAT all-time games played list with his 479th career game played with Miami
(@ Milwaukee), becoming the only undrafted player among the 29 NBA teams to
lead his team in games played. |
| April 22 |
Guard Tim Hardaway surpassed guard Bimbo Coles with his 1,947th assist as a
member of the HEAT in a victory at Orlando to become Miami's all-time leader in
assists. Miami clinched its sixth playoff berth in club history with 75-70 win at
Orlando. Activated center Marty Conlon from the injured list and placed guard
Rex Walters (patellar tendinitis in his right knee) on the injured list. |
| April 27 |
Pat Riley surpassed Bill Fitch for second place on the NBA's all-time victory list with his 945th career win, a 95-76 victory at New Jersey. |
| May 1 |
Activated guard Rex Walters and guard/forward Blue Edwards from the injured list and placed guard/forward Keith Askins (deep thigh contusion in his right leg) and center Marty Conlon (tendinitis in his right hand) on the injured list. |
| May 4 |
Following a win over Atlanta, the HEAT clinched its third consecutive Atlantic Division title and its first number one seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. |
| May 5 |
Activated forward Terry Mills from the injured list and placed center Alonzo Mourning (right hip pointer and a slight fracture of his right eye orbit) on the injured list. |
| May 13 |
Center Alonzo Mourning is named to the NBA's All-Defensive First Team with forward P.J. Brown being named to the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team. |
| May 19 |
Center Alonzo Mourning is named the winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 1998-99 season. |
| June 8 |
It was announced that center Alonzo Mourning was named to the All-NBA First Team with guard Tim Hardaway receiving All-NBA Second Team honors. |
| June 30 |
HEAT drafts forward Tim James in the first round (25th overall) and guard/forward Rodney Buford in the second round (53rd overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft. |
| July 26 |
Pat Riley announced that Marc Iavaroni joined the HEAT coaching staff as an assistant coach and director of player development. |
| August 4 |
Signed free agent forward/center Otis Thorpe. |
| August 6 |
Signed free agent guard/forward Mark Davis and free agent guard Anthony Carter. |
| August 16 |
Re-signed guard/forward Dan Majerle. |
| August 18 |
HEAT President and Head Coach Pat Riley agrees to a contract extension that will keep him in Miami well into the 21st century. |
| August 24 |
Signed first-round pick Tim James. |
| September 1 |
Signed free agent center Amal McCaskill and forward Harold Jamison. |
| September 16 |
Re-signed guard Rex Walters. |
| September 29 |
Signed free agent guard Corey Brewer and free agent forwards Jamie Watson and Jermaine Walker. |
| October 1 |
Signed second-round pick guard/forward Rodney Buford. |
| October 8 |
The HEAT depart for Israel and prepare to play an exhibition game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. |
| October 10 |
The HEAT tour Jerusalem, making stops to plant trees in memory of partner Ted Arison and visit the Western Wall. |
| October 11 |
The HEAT defeat defending Israeli league champion Maccabi Tel Aviv, 126-91, at
the Yad Eliyahu Sports Palace in Tel Aviv. |
| October 18 |
Waived center Amal McCaskill and forwards Jermaine Walker and Jamie Watson. |
| October 25 |
Waived guard Corey Brewer. |
| October 26 |
Forward/center Otis Thorpe undergoes successful surgery on his right thumb, which was broken on October 22 against the Warriors in Bakersfield, CA. |
| November 1 |
Waived guard/forward Keith Askins. Placed forward/center Otis Thorpe (fractured right thumb) and forwards Tim James (sprained left ankle) and Harold Jamison (strained left hamstring) on the injured list. |
| December 1 |
Placed guard Tim Hardaway (jammed right knee) on the injured list and activated forward Harold Jamison. |
| December 7 |
Activated forward/center Otis Thorpe from the injured list and placed forward Harold Jamison (pulled right hamstring) on the injured list. |
| December 7 |
Guard/forward Dan Majerle scored the 10,000th point of his career in Miami's 86-76 victory at Portland. |
| December 11 |
Center Alonzo Mourning scored the 10,000 point of his career in a 23-point, 10-rebound performance at Seattle. |
| December 13 |
Alonzo Mourning was named NBA Player of the Week for the week of December 6-12. It marked the fifth time in his career - and fourth time with the HEAT - that he won the award. |
