5 Greatest Players in Miami Heat Franchise History

#2 Alonzo Mourning

During his 13-year spell with the Miami Heat, which came in 2 spells, Mourning was a standout defender and won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1999 and 2000. He was the defensive anchor for a Heat team that challenged the 3-peating Bulls at their peak, but he was never surrounded with enough talent to win an NBA championship during his first go-around at the Heat.

Even so, he was one of the few players who ever able to slow down the dominant force that was Shaquille O'Neal, while he matched up really well against the likes of Patrick Ewing during his peak years.

Mourning was traded to the New Jersey Nets in 2003, but he returned to the Heat in February 2005. He was an instrumental role player in the Heat's 2006 title run, and he finally bagged the ring that he deserved so richly during his first spell with the franchise. Mourning retired in 2008 and has since been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.