MIAMI, July 20 – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have re-signed forward
Udonis Haslem. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“It is a great, great, day to have Udonis Haslem sign a contract for his 15th
season with the Miami HEAT,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “He isn’t just Mr.
305, he is a true patriarch of the team. Today we are proud to announce that he
is back to lead the HEAT again.”
Haslem, a three-time NBA Champion, has played his entire 14-year NBA career with
the HEAT and currently holds the fourth-longest streak by any active player with
only one team in the league. He has appeared in 830 career regular season games
(498 starts) averaging 7.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 25.7 minutes while shooting
49.1 percent from the field and 75.6 percent from the foul line. Last season he
came off the bench in all 16 regular season games in which he saw action and
averaged 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 8.1 minutes. The Miami native is the
franchise all-time leader in offensive, defensive and total rebounds and also
ranks among the HEAT’s all-time leaders in games played (2nd), starts (2nd),
minutes (2nd), double-doubles (3rd), field goals made (5th), field goals
attempted (6th), points (7th), field goal percentage (7th), free throws made
(8th), free throws attempted (8th), double-figure scoring efforts (8th), blocks
(9th), steals (10th), assists (16th) and free throw percentage (18th).
Additionally, he is the only undrafted player in NBA history to lead a franchise
in total rebounds.
Haslem has also seen action in 147 postseason games (84 starts) as a member of
the HEAT and has averaged 5.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 21.7 minutes while
shooting 48 percent from the floor and 71.3 percent from the foul line. In
addition to being the HEAT’s all-time leader in offensive rebounds in postseason
play he also ranks among Miami’s all-time postseason leaders in games played
(2nd), total rebounds (2nd), games started (3rd), minutes (3rd), defensive
rebounds (3rd), double-doubles (4th), field goals made (5th), field goals
attempted (5th), free throws made (5th), steals (5th), dunks (5th), points
(6th), free throws attempted (6th), double-figure scoring efforts (tied-6th),
blocked shots (7th) and assists (10th).
Haslem has served as captain of the HEAT each of the past 10 seasons, the
longest tenure in franchise history, and enters the 2017-18 season just 25 games
short from tying the all-time franchise record for games played.
Player: Udonis Haslem
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