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| January 5 |
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Waived forward Ronnie Grandison. |
| January 6 |
Activated center Alonzo Mourning from the injured list. Placed forward/center Stacey King on the injured list with tendinitis of his right achilles tendon. |
| January 10 |
HEAT Trainer Ron Culp works his 2,000th NBA career game at Portland. |
| January 16 |
Kurt Thomas is named to the Eastern Conference team for the 1996 Schick Rookie Game at the NBA's All-Star Weekend. |
| January 30 |
Alonzo Mourning is named to the East team at the 1996 All-Star Game. Mourning becomes the first HEAT player selected as an All-Star. |
| February 10 |
Kurt Thomas starts for the East All-Star team in the 1996 Schick Rookie Game and scores nine points. |
| February 11 |
Alonzo Mourning plays 13 minutes and scores two points while grabbing one rebound in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. |
| February 12 |
The HEAT's new training facility at LaSalle High School opens. Signed guard Jeff Malone to a 10-day contract. Released guard/forward Pete Myers. |
| February 17 |
The HEAT vs. Orlando Magic game is broadcast to more than one billion television viewers in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese. |
| February 19 |
The HEAT wears its fire-engine red alternate road uniforms for the first time in its game at Cleveland. |
| February 22 |
In one of the biggest trading days in NBA history, Miami acquired guard Tim Hardaway and forward/center Chris Gatling from Golden State for forward/center
Kevin Willis and guard Bimbo Coles. Acquired forward/guard Walt Williams and forward Tyrone Corbin from Sacramento for guard/forward Billy Owens and
forward/guard Kevin Gamble. Acquired guard Tony Smith from Phoenix for guard Terrence Rencher. Signed guard Jeff Malone to a second 10-day contract. |
| March 3 |
Activated forward/center Stacey King from the injured list. Signed guard Jeff Malone for the remainder of the season. Placed guard Jeff Malone on the injured list with tendinitis of his right knee. |
| March 25 |
The HEAT hosts its annual Shoot For The Stars/Stay In School Jam at the Miami Arena. |
| March 26 |
Chris Gatling is named NBA Player of the Week for the week of March 18-24. |
| April 19 |
The HEAT clinches its third playoff berth in five seasons by defeating Milwaukee, 106-100, at the Bradley Center. |
| April 20 |
Activated guard Sasha Danilovic from the injured list. Placed forward/center Chris Gatling on the injured list with a strained left knee. |
| June 18 |
Metro-Dade Commission approves plans to build a new waterfront arena in downtown Miami. |
| June 26 |
The HEAT acquire the rights to forward Martin Muursepp of Estonia, who was Utah's first-round pick (25th overall). In exchange, Utah receives a future HEAT first-round selection (used in 2000). Miami did not have a 1996 draft pick. |
| July 17 |
Renounced the rights to guard Rex Chapman, forward Tyrone Corbin, forward/center Stacey King, guard Jeff Malone, center/forward Dan Schayes,
guard Tony Smith and forward/guard Walt Williams. Signed forward Juwan
Howard. |
| July 18 |
Signed forward P.J. Brown. |
| July 23 |
Re-signed guard Tim Hardaway. |
| July 31 |
NBA voids Juwan Howard's contract, sending it into arbitration. |
| August 3 |
Trainer Ron Culp is the trainer for Dream Team I, which claims the gold medal at
the 1996 Olympics by defeating Yugoslavia. Sasha Danilovic was the starting
guard for Yugoslavia and earns a silver medal. |
| August 10 |
The HEAT settled its arbitration case with the NBA, releasing Juwan Howard from
his contract. The HEAT signed center Alonzo Mourning to a multi-year deal. |
| August 12 |
Signed guard Gary Grant. |
| August 21 |
Re-signed guard Voshon Lenard. |
| August 22 |
Signed guard/forward Dan Majerle. |
| September 3 |
L. Jay Cross is hired to oversee the HEAT's construction of a new arena. |
| September 13 |
Signed forward Martin Muursepp. |
| September 25 |
Signed forward Ed Pinckney. |
| September 30 |
Signed forward Ronnie Grandison. |
| October 3 |
Signed center Isaac Austin, guard/forward James Scott, and forward Tony Farmer. |
| October 30 |
Released forward Ronnie Grandison. |
| October 31 |
Signed forward Mark Strickland. Placed forward Tony Farmer (lower lumbar and right rotator cuff strain) and guard/forward James Scott (oral surgery) on the injured list. Placed forward Martin Muursepp on the injured list with tendinitis in his left knee. |
| November 5 |
Miami voters overwhelmingly approve a plan to build a new waterfront arena for
the team. Dade County voters defeat referendum that would have prohibited construction of AmericanAirlines Arena. |
| November 19 |
Activated guard/forward James Scott from the injured list. Placed forward Kurt Thomas (stress fracture in his right ankle) on the injured list. Randy Pfund is promoted to general manager. |
| December 6 |
Miami-based Arquitectonica selected as the lead architect for the new HEAT arena. |
| December 14 |
Placed forward Ed Pinckney (right knee surgery) on the injured list. Activated forward Kurt Thomas from the injured list. |
| December 21 |
Placed guard/forward Dan Majerle (lower back strain) on the injured list. Activated forward Martin Muursepp from the injured list. |
| December 30 |
Tim Hardaway is named NBA Player of the Week for the week of December 23-29. |
| December 30 |
Pat Riley is named NBA Coach of the Month for December. |
