Exceptions Available:
Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (Shane Battier) – $0
Draft Rights Held:
Justin Hamilton (45th pick, 2012)
Jarvis Varnado (41st pick, 2010)
Robert Dozier (60th pick, 2009)
Roberto Duenas (58th pick, 1997)
George Banks (46th pick, 1995)
Cash Paid ($3.0 million max): None
Cash Received ($3.0 million max): None
Transactions:
07/01/11 – NBA lockout began.
09/30/11 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas unofficially retired.
10/31/11 – NBA fined Heat owner Micky Arison $500,000 for public comments about CBA negotiations.
12/08/11 – NBA lockout ended.
12/09/11 – Heat signed Mickell Gladness, Terrell Harris, Billy White, Jeremy Wise, Derrick Byars, and Cameron Jones to one-year unguaranteed minimum salary contracts.
12/09/11 – Heat signed Eddy Curry to one year minimum salary contract.
12/09/11 – Heat signed Shane Battier to three year full taxpayer MLE deal.
12/09/11 – Heat signed Norris Cole to contract at 120% of rookie scale.
12/09/11 – Heat re-signed Juwan Howard to one year minimum salary contract.
12/09/11 – Heat re-signed James Jones to three year, $4.5 million deal.
12/09/11 – Heat re-signed Mario Chalmers to three year, $12 million deal (third year subject to team option).
12/13/11 – Heat waived Cameron Jones.
12/16/11 – Heat signed head coach Erik Spoelstra to contract extension.
12/19/11 – Heat waived Jeremy Wise and Billy White.
12/22/11 – Heat waived Zydrunas Ilgauskas (with full buyout).
12/23/11 – Heat waived Derrick Byars.
12/24/11 – Heat waived Eddie House.
02/07/12 – Heat waived Mickell Gladness.
02/12/12 – Heat signed Mickell Glass to 10-day contract.
02/28/12 – Heat signed Mickell Gladness to second 10-day contract.
03/21/12 – Heat signed Ronnie Turiaf through 2012-13 season (second year subject to player option).
05/23/12 – NBA suspended Dexter Pittman three games for flagrant foul on Lance Stephenson of Indiana Pacers.
05/23/12 – NBA suspended Udonis Haslem one game for flagrant foul on Tyler Hasborough of Indiana Pacers.
05/25/12 – NBA fined Erik Spoelstra $25,000 for criticizing referees during Eastern Conference Finals.
06/28/12 – Heat selected Arnett Moultrie with 27th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
06/28/12 – Heat traded draft rights to Arnett Moultrie in exchange for Justin Hamilton and future protected first round pick.
06/30/12 – Ronnie Turiaf declined player option.
06/30/12 – Heat declined to extend a qualifying offer to Terrel Harris.