That defense is anchored by Bam, who averaged 19.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 0.9 blocks last season. Personally speaking, I had Adebayo as my choice for DPOY in both 2022 and 2023 ...

MIAMI — Despite anchoring the NBA’s ninth-ranked defense, Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo for the first time in six years was not among those named Thursday to one of the NBA’s All-Defensive ...

Advertisement On the surface, Miami’s 11th-ranked defense seems standard ... guarding an opponent’s best scorer, which allows Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler to be more defensively versatile.

Instead, rather than breaking out, Adebayo seemingly faded into the background this season, a concerning trend as the 27-year-old enters what should be the prime years of his career. The main ...

Coming off a gold medal with Team USA in the 2024 Olympics and his third career All-Star appearance, all eyes were on Bam Adebayo to start the season. Most Heat fans expected him to finally take ...

Let's take a look at the list: Bam Adebayo - 89: The three-time All-Star and one-time All-Defense Team member saw his rating ascend by two. Adebayo is averaging 21 points, eight rebounds ...

Bam Adebayo is the versatile anchor of the Miami Heat. He holds down the team’s defense no matter his assignment. He has the strongest voice in the locker room when it’s time to speak ...

But somebody who doesn’t play defense shouldn’t be talking ... I don’t need any fuel from that guy over there.” Bam Adebayo said players who make comments (like Garland did) “cannot ...