Over the past two decades, the Miami Heat have had some famed players walk onto their court in a white, red, and black uniform.

With Glen Rice and Rony Seikaly being the first leaders, Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway taking over shortly after, Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal springing up a few seasons after, and now Wade joining forces with LeBron James and Chris Bosh, the Heat have had dynasties in the making mostly over the past 15 years with the team winning as much as 61 games and securing two number one seeds in the Eastern Conference.

Each of those players, along with a few others, have played vital roles on this Heat team. Whether they've helped lead the team to post season success, caused a trade, or were used as trade bait, these 15 players have helped the Heat along the way to become the team that they are today: a championship contender that could be in the contention for the next five seasons. Wade, James, and Bosh already came up two games short after one season together and playing with a depleted roster for most of the season.