 Luol Deng exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season.On February 27, 2016, the Heat signed former 7-time All-Star Joe Johnson.After leading scorer Chris Bosh was ruled out for the rest of the season following All-Star Weekend for the second year in a row due to blood clots, Deng, Dragic and Wade all stepped up to lead the Heat through the rest of the season.