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The Miami Heat have been statistically deemed the dirtiest team in the NBA over the last 10 years.<\/div>\n
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According to RotoWire, the\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0statistically have the highest potential to be the\u00a0“dirtiest”<\/em>\u00a0team in the NBA due to various factors, including player suspensions and games missed due to those suspensions.<\/p>\n

As per their analysis, this is how the teams are ranked in the league.<\/p>\n

1. Miami Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Brooklyn Nets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Memphis Grizzlies\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Houston Rockets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Philadelphia 76ers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Detroit Pistons\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Golden State Warriors\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Phoenix Suns\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Charlotte Hornets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. Orlando Magic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

12. Washington Wizards\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. Atlanta Hawks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. Minnesota Timberwolves\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

15. New Orleans Pelicans\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. Toronto Raptors\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. Sacramento Kings\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

19. Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

20. Oklahoma City Thunder\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

21. Los Angeles Clippers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

22. Dallas Mavericks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

23. New York Knicks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

24. Boston Celtics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

25. Utah Jazz\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

26. Denver Nuggets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

27. Chicago Bulls\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

28. Indiana Pacers<\/strong><\/p>\n

29. Portland Trail Blazers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

30. San Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surprisingly, they are at the top of this list despite being far behind teams like the\u00a0Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>\u00a0in terms of fines. While the Heat have been fined only $941,414, both the Nets and 76ers have fine totals exceeding $15 million each.<\/p>\n

That might be mainly due to the\u00a0issues<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Kyrie Irving<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ben Simmons<\/a>, where both players were\u00a0fined significantly<\/a>\u00a0for intentionally missing games during their time with the Nets and 76ers. But let’s focus on the Heat and why they might be at the top of this list.<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat have had 15 player suspensions over the last decade, which has resulted in 43 games missed due to them. Over the past decade, players like\u00a0Jimmy Butler<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dion Waiters<\/a>\u00a0have missed a significant number of games due to franchise-imposed suspensions for their conduct.<\/p>\n

Just last season, Butler was suspended twice (for\u00a0seven<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0two games<\/a>, respectively) for his conduct that led to his trade to the\u00a0Warriors<\/a>.\u00a0Terry Rozier<\/a>\u00a0was suspended for one game due to his\u00a0involvement in the altercation<\/a>\u00a0between\u00a0Tyler Herro<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amen Thompson<\/a>. Dion Waiters received multiple suspensions when he was with the Heat in 2018-19 due to his conduct as well.<\/p>\n

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While some may argue that in some instances their players are in the wrong place at the wrong time, mostly it shows a pattern of holding players accountable for their conduct within the franchise.\u00a0Pat Riley<\/a>\u00a0seems to have maintained a strict ship where he does not hold back in holding players accountable for their professional conduct. But whether this makes them ‘dirty’ as a franchise is a separate question altogether.<\/p>\n

Teams like the Golden State Warriors (487 fines) and\u00a0Houston Rockets<\/a>\u00a0(481 fines) lead the league in fines gathered over the last decade. So, whether the player suspensions deserve the highest weightage as they seem to have in this analysis is the key question of contention here.<\/p>\n

On the other end of this list are the\u00a0San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, who have only 155 fines and two player suspensions over the last decade. Some may interpret this as how\u00a0Gregg Popovich<\/a>\u00a0created a culture of discipline in San Antonio, but you could say Pat Riley has been trying to do the same, but has faced a much more difficult set of players over the years.<\/p>\n

Hence, this analysis does seem a little flawed and open to interpretation. What do you think? Are the Miami Heat the\u00a0“dirtiest”<\/em>\u00a0NBA team? Let us know what you think in the comments section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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