1994-95 would prove to be a transitional season for the seventh year franchise.
1994-95 would be an example of one step forward and two steps back for the Heat, who in their seventh season went 32-50. It would be the first season the Heat would play without first ever draft pick Rony Seikaly. Power forward Grant Long was the last of the original members of the franchise, and he was traded after just two games to the Atlanta Hawks. This left the longest tenured player on the team as Glen Rice, who for the fourth consecutive season came in as Miami's
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