Spotlight on the 6 Players with the Most Rebounds in Miami Heat History 

Since being established in the 1988-89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the Miami Heat have won three titles, developed a reputation for organizational accountability ("Heat Culture"), and had several star players. Dwyane Wade, the franchise's all-time leader in games played (948), LeBron James, and Shaquille O'Neal are just some of the legends who have played in Miami. Wade, due to a combination of his talent and longevity, is the franchise leader in most statistical categories, including points (21,556), field goals (7,842), and assists (5,310).  

 

Below is a look at the Heat's six all-time leaders in one of the rare categories that Wade doesn't lead: rebounding.  

 

1. Udonis Haslem (5,791) 

 

A 20-year NBA veteran who spent his entire career with the Heat, Udonis Haslem is the franchise's all-time leader in rebounds with 5,791. Haslem wasn't selected in the NBA Draft and played a year in France before signing with Miami in 2003. He averaged a career-best 9.1 rebounds along with 10.9 points and 1.4 assists in 2004-05 and finished 12th in voting for Most Improved Player. Haslem averaged more than seven rebounds per game in eight consecutive seasons from 2004-05 to 2011-12. He was top-10 in voting for Sixth Man of the Year in 2009-10. 

 

Haslem, a Miami native, was a valuable member on each of the Heat's three championship teams, averaging 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 149 career playoff games. He played up until age 42, although appeared in just 25 games during his last four seasons. Along with Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) and Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks), he is only the third player in league history to spend his entire two-decade career with one team.  

 

"Udonis is Miami," Heat president and coaching legend Pat Riley said of Haslem during his final season. "He's always had tremendous courage. Whatever endeavor, he rises to another level. And you need that. He was for real. He was that kind of man, someone who has tremendous pride being from Miami." 

 

2. Alonzo Mourning (4,807) 

 

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, Alonzo Mourning spent 11 seasons in Miami and ranks second in rebounds (4,807), second in points (9,459), third in games (593), and first in blocks (1,625). He was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 1998-99 and 1999-00. He led all players in blocks in both of those seasons and averaged a career-best 11 rebounds per game, including 3.6 offensive rebounds, in 1998-99. 

 

Acquired from the Charlotte Hornets in a trade involving Glen Rice in November 1995, Mourning averaged at least 9.5 rebounds in each of his first five seasons in Miami. He won a championship with the team near the end of his career in 2006, averaging 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 21 games off the bench in the playoffs.  

 

3. Dwyane Wade (4,482

 

Known more for his scoring and playmaking, Wade was still an adept rebounder for a guard. He averaged at least 4 rebounds per game in each of his 11 seasons in Miami, including a career-best 6.4 in 2010-11, and finished his 15-year career with the Heat with 4,482 rebounds in 948 games (4.7 per game). 

 

4. Bam Adebayo (4,017) 

 

Selected to the All-Star Game for the third time in his career in 2023-24, Bam Adebayo surpassed Hassan Whiteside this season for fifth all-time in rebounds and had 4,017 as of the All-Star break for an average of 8.7 per game. The seventh-year center from Newark, New Jersey, selected 14th overall by the Heat in the 2017 NBA Draft, is a four-time All-Defensive team honoree. He averaged a career-best 10.2 rebounds in 2019-20. 

 

5. Hassan Whiteside (3,870) 

Selected in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, Hassan Whiteside played five seasons in Miami from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and recorded 3,870 rebounds in 324 regular season games (11.9 per game). He led all players in rebounds with 14.1 per game in 2016-17 and finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.  

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