Miami Heat: The 25 Greatest Players in Franchise History

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12. Grant Long

Grant Long Miami Heat

Grant Long started at power forward during the early years of the franchise from 1988 until 1994. Long was a consistent scoring force who held his own on the glass.

Before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks along with Steve Smith, Long held averages of 11.6 points and seven rebounds per game in Miami.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.