Miami Heat: The 25 Greatest Players in Franchise History

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19. Steve Smith

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Despite being best known for his five-year tenure with the Atlanta Hawks where he made it to the All-Star game in 1998 and led the team to playoff appearances in every year of his stay, it was in Miami where Smith first made his name.

Along with Glen Rice and Rony Seikaly, the shooting guard was a part of one of the very first teams in Miami to achieve winning success. In his last full season with the Heat in 1993-94, he averaged 17.3 points per game, led the team to 42 victories and a playoff appearance, and paced the team in scoring during the playoffs with 19.2 points per contest.

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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.