Miami Heat: The 25 Greatest Players in Franchise History

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7. Glen Rice

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Glen Rice played six seasons with the Heat, and most consider him to be the first “star” in franchise history.

Rice not only proved to be one of the league’s best scorers early on in his career, but he also led the franchise to their first playoff series in 1992, and led them to their first playoff victories in 1994.

Though the small forward never made it to an All-Star game during his six seasons in Miami, he averaged 19.3 points per game and scored 9,248 total points from 1989-1995—the 10th-best total in the NBA during that time frame.

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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.