Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper that Heal was considering coming out of retirement to captain the South Dragons, a new Melbourne-based NBL franchise to enter the league in the 2006–07 season. He officially signed with the team on 6 April as the Dragons' inaugural captain. On 23 October 2006, Dragons coach Mark Price resigned after the Dragons lost their first five regular season games. Price was replaced by Heal, who was appointed as player and interim coach for the remainder of the season. Heal took the club to the NBL playoffs in their first season, but then the team won just four of 26 games in 2007–08, including defeats in their last straight 13 matches. He was sacked by the Dragons on 1 February 2008. Sydney Kings On 24 February 2012, Heal was appointed head coach of the Sydney Kings for the rest of the 2011–12 NBL season. In his first game two days later, he guided the Kings to a 71–69 win over the Townsville Crocodiles. Heal was named the Coach of the Month for January of the 2013–14 NBL season. In March 2014, Heal parted ways with the Kings. Wellington Saints Heal coached the Wellington Saints during the 2014 New Zealand NBL season, and helped them win the championship in his one season. South East Queensland In March 2015, Heal was named the inaugural head coach of the South East Queensland Stars on a three-year deal. He was sacked in February 2016 when the team went into liquidation. Sutherland Sharks Heal coached the Sutherland Sharks women's team in the Waratah League for three years between 2018 and 2020. He guided them to a grand final appearance in his first year. Sydney Uni Flames In March 2021, Heal was appointed head coach of the Sydney Uni Flames on a three-year deal. He and his daughter left the Flames in January 2023 for reasons not publicly specified, and the departure is accompanied by an investigation from an independent firm. Personal life Heal's daughter, Shyla, is also a professional basketball player and has played on multiple teams where her father has been the coach. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 43 || 0 || 5.5 || .268 || .308 || .600 || .4 || .8 || .1 || .1 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | San Antonio | 6 ||