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The Heat's best centers

Bam Adebayo has the most points of the 50 centers who played with the Heat, 10,540 in 648 games. He is still playing. Alonzo Mourning is 2nd with 9,459.

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The Heat's centers this season

  • Bam Adebayo8 games, 18.6 a game10,540 with the Heat, the most in Heat history.149points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1989–89

Compare with in · side by side

The Heat's best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1Bam Adebayo2017 – 2027 · still playing10,5405,822543
+149 this season
2Alonzo Mourning1995 – 2008 · 593 games9,4594,8071,625
3Rony Seikaly1988 – 1994 · 439 games6,7424,544610
4Hassan Whiteside2014 – 2019 · 324 games4,5543,870783
5Shaquille O'Neal2004 – 2008 · 205 games4,0101,856384
6Kevin Willis1994 – 1996 · 112 games1,5911,11658
7John Salley1992 – 1995 · 202 games1,5521,056233
8Isaac Austin1996 – 1998 · 134 games1,45180877
9Kel'el Ware2024 – 2026 · 141 games1,4461,167155
10Matt Geiger1992 – 1995 · 194 games1,35283698
11Joel Anthony2007 – 2014 · 382 games9121,177456
12Vladimir Stepania2001 – 2003 · 146 games72682484
13Chris Gatling1995 – 2002 · 78 games71038122
14Dewayne Dedmon2020 – 2023 · 113 games70658162
15Mark Blount2007 – 2009 · 89 games66030441
16Pat Cummings1988 – 1990 · 90 games64137422
17Michael Doleac2004 – 2007 · 167 games61949944
18Terry Davis1989 – 1991 · 118 games59849556
19Zydrunas Ilgauskas2010-11 · 72 games36028758
20John Shasky1988-89 · 65 games35723213
21Omer Yurtseven2021 – 2023 · 65 games33931722
22Duane Causwell1997 – 2001 · 112 games27526472
23Jamaal Magloire2008 – 2011 · 109 games27140438
24Thomas Bryant2023 – 2025 · 48 games25817325
25Terry Mills1997 – 1999 · 51 games2211569

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Bam Adebayo2019 – 2027 · 497 games9,334
  2. Kel'el Ware2024 – 2026 · 141 games1,446
  3. Dewayne Dedmon2020 – 2023 · 113 games706
  4. Omer Yurtseven2021 – 2023 · 65 games339
  5. Thomas Bryant2023 – 2025 · 48 games258

2010s

  1. Hassan Whiteside2014 – 2019 · 324 games4,554
  2. Bam Adebayo2017 – 2019 · 151 games1,206
  3. Joel Anthony2009 – 2014 · 293 games683
  4. Zydrunas Ilgauskas2010-11 · 72 games360
  5. Erick Dampier2010-11 · 51 games128

2000s

  1. Alonzo Mourning1999 – 2008 · 353 games4,487
  2. Shaquille O'Neal2004 – 2008 · 205 games4,010
  3. Vladimir Stepania2001 – 2003 · 146 games726
  4. Mark Blount2007 – 2009 · 89 games660
  5. Michael Doleac2004 – 2007 · 167 games619

1990s

  1. Rony Seikaly1989 – 1994 · 361 games5,894
  2. Alonzo Mourning1995 – 1999 · 240 games4,972
  3. Kevin Willis1994 – 1996 · 112 games1,591
  4. John Salley1992 – 1995 · 202 games1,552
  5. Isaac Austin1996 – 1998 · 134 games1,451

1989–89

  1. Rony Seikaly1988-89 · 78 games848
  2. Pat Cummings1988-89 · 53 games466
  3. John Shasky1988-89 · 65 games357
  4. Dave Popson1988-89 · 7 games11

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Method

  • Every center who played with the Heat, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts his points with the Heat in its seasons.