Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Articles is expected to wear No. 7, making him the 13th player to wear the lucky number in Heat history.
Some incredibly talented players have worn the jersey in Miami, and some names are puzzling. Will Ware end up among the best or most disappointing Heat players to wear No. 7? Only time will tell. For now, we’ll rank these 12 Heat players based on what we know.
4 games played
The 6-foot-11 Louisiana native had only a brief stint with the Heat. Davis played in just four games, averaging 2.3 points. He didn’t have much of an impact on the Heat, but he played in 230 total NBA games, earning more than $800,000. That’s a good job.
8 matches played
These early contenders had little experience wearing the number seven for the Heat. Don McClean was unable to stay with the Heat, as he only played eight games for the 2001 Heat. Lockdown defenseman Bruce Bowen got the majority of Small Forward’s minutes that year.
16 games played
Wesley Person played 16 games for the Heat and started three games during the 2005 season. In 2005, Miami reached the Eastern Conference Finals and could have won if Dwyane Wade’s ribs had been intact. Person did not get to enjoy that long playoff career as the team released him on March 1, 2005.
31 matches played
The first 7-foot-10 behemoth besides Ware to join our list. Justin Hamilton played 31 games for the Heat in the lucky number. The Croatian center spent some time in the G-League (or D-League at the time) playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, averaging 19 points. His wings were much more spread in the D-League than when he was a member of the Heatles.
