(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1988 2006 2011 2012 2013 2014 Miami Heat Team Formation In Florida, a state at the time without an NBA franchise, groups from Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami all vied to land franchises. The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority eventually endorsed a group led by NBA Hall of Fame Billy Cunningham and former sports agent …