Best players in Miami Heat history

    The next historic lineup I will look at is the Miami Heat. The Heat entered the NBA one year before the Magic in 1988 and made their first playoff berth in 1992.
     The best center in Heat history was Alonzo Mourning. Mourning is the best player in Heat history, as he is the franchise leader in points, rebounds and blocks. When Mourning joined the Heat 1995, he turned the franchise from a 7-8 seed in the playoffs to a title contender. Mourning left the Heat in 2003, only to return in 2004, he was able to make. Mourning continued playing despite having one of his kidneys removed and is still a force in Heat community
    The power-forward position is the weakest position in Heat history, but the best power-forward was Brian Grant. Grant's best season with the Heat was in 2000, the first year Grant was with the team, he averaged 15 points and nine rebounds. His biggest contribution for the Heat was as a rebounder, Grant could be counted on to grab eight to 10 rebounds per game.
    The best small-foward in Heat history was Jamal Mashburn. Early on in Mashburn's career, he was an outstanding scorer averaging more than 20 points per game. When Mashburn was traded to Miami to Dallas his role diminished as he became the third option behind Mourning and Tim Armstrong. Mashburn was still capable of generating huge scoring numbers on any given night, but he was not a good defender, passer or rebounder. Later in his career, he struggled with injuries that severely limited his mobility.
   The best shooting-guard in Heat history was Eddie Jones. Jones did was a very solid all-around player for the Heat, who played during the rebuilding stages of the Heat. He was a dependable shooter averaging around 18 points a game and an outstanding on-ball defender, who gave maximum energy. Jones' career would end with the Dallas Mavericks in 2008, but what Jones is most famous for is getting traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the then Charlotte Hornets for rookie Kobe Bryant.

   The best point-guard in Heat history was Tim Hardaway.  Hardaway was one of the best point-guards in the league during his Golden State Warriors and Heat day. He averaged 18 points and eight assists per game for his career and created scoring opportunities for himself and teammates with one of the best crossover dribbles in the NBA. His career would end in 2003 with the Indiana Pacers.