Udonis Haslem returns to Miami for a franchise-record 15th season

The Miami Heat announced today that they have re-signed forward Udonis Haslem. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“It is a great, great, day to have Udonis Haslem sign a contract for his 15th season with the Miami Heat,” said Heat President Pat Riley. “He isn’t just Mr. 305, he is a true patriarch of the team. Today we are proud to announce that he is back to lead the Heat again.”

Haslem, a three-time NBA Champion, has played his entire 14-year NBA career with the Heat and currently holds the fourth-longest streak by any active player with only one team in the league.

He has appeared in 830 career regular season games (498 starts) averaging 7.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 25.7 minutes while shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 75.6 percent from the foul line.

Last season he came off the bench in all 16 regular season games in which he saw action and averaged 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 8.1 minutes.