[1] For the first time since 2010, LeBron James was not on the roster as he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Heat entered the 2014–15 season as the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion without LeBron, and were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in five games to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Heat failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008 after a four-year trip to the Finals, winning two in 2012 and 2013, and the first team since the 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers and last until the 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers to fail to make the playoffs after making it to the NBA Finals from the previous season as well the first since the 2004–05 Lakers and last until the 2018–19 Cavaliers to miss the playoffs after losing the previous year's Finals.
For the first time since 1995–96, Ray Allen was not in the NBA as he sat out this season as a free agent and retired in 2016.
Shabazz Napier Roster Last transaction: 2015–03–18 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers