Miami's Banners Outnumber This Roster's Wins

By the Heat Nightly Desk · Sunday, September 20

Bam Adebayo wears Dan Marino's honored No. 13 into a tenth training camp, the same number he has carried through Miami's last two Finals runs. The group forming around him now — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson among them — has yet to play a single game together, sitting at 0-0 with the opener three weeks away.

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A Number Reassigned

Bam Adebayo wears Dan Marino's honored No. 13 into a tenth training camp. Marino's number was honored in 2005-06, never retired, which is why it was available for Adebayo to take. Nine years in, he remains the one constant on a camp roster where the rest is still just names and numbers — no trades logged, no signings, no rotation set.

Rafters Full Of Others

Michael Jordan's No. 23 hangs at Kaseya Center too, retired in 2002-03 for a career spent beating the Heat, not playing for them. Bill Russell's No. 6 went up across the entire league in August 2022. Chris Bosh's number was retired in March 2019, Dwyane Wade's in February 2020, closing out the Big Three era on the wall while Adebayo was already anchoring the frontcourt.

The Formula, Twice

Miami's two championships each paired a system with a superstar. Pat Riley traded for Shaquille O'Neal to run alongside Wade and won the 2006 title, rallying from an 0-2 deficit against Dallas with Wade as Finals MVP. LeBron James and Bosh joined Wade in 2010 for back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, a stretch that produced a franchise-best 66–16 record and a 27-game win streak still third-longest in league history. Erik Spoelstra is now building a third version around Antetokounmpo and Adebayo, with zero regular-season games to show for it.

The Verdict

Camp opens at 0-0, with a $208.3 million payroll above the tax threshold and no trade or signing logged all offseason. History says Miami's title teams needed real games, not camp workouts, to find their shape. The opener against Minnesota on October 21 is the first evidence anyone gets on whether this pairing works.

Does Bam Adebayo wear a retired number?

No. Dan Marino's No. 13 was honored by the Heat in 2005-06 but never retired, which is why Adebayo can wear it.

How many championships have the Miami Heat won?

Three, in 2006, 2012 and 2013, each built around a superstar paired with a Riley or Spoelstra system.