Two Heat players have won the NBA Most Improved Player Award: Rony Seikaly in 1990 and Isaac Austin in 1997. Ten Heat players were selected to the All-Rookie Team. Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton, who played two seasons for the Heat and was part of the Heat championship team in 2006, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Miami Heat has had two players win the NBA Most Improved Player Award: Rony Seikaly in 1990 and Isaac Austin in 1997. Ten Heat players were selected to the All-Rookie Team. Players like Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, and Gary Payton, who played for the Heat for two seasons and were part of the championship team in 2006, have been honored with a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame.