Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo On A Heater Or Is It Something More?

Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat dunks in the second half against the Golden State Warriors(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat dunks in the second half against the Golden State Warriors(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) protects the ball from Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13)( Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) /

Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo On A Heater Or Is It Something More?

When you go to interpret what that type of production means for the big man, there is this. It’s quite the company to be in, might it be added, as well.

All these stats put him in the same class as centers who have been in the middle of the NBA’s MVP conversation, like Joel Embiid or Nikola Jokic. It also aligns him with the big men grabbing national attention, such as Karl-Anthony Towns.

But Adebayo isn’t a flashy scorer, he doesn’t bomb away threes, and the offense does not run through him consistently.

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This is all true for Bam, but also the exact case of all the other big men he can be mentioned with.

He is a gritty defender who wins battles in the paint and puts up numbers along the way with his hustle, grit, and activity. He does it all while still, currently before our own eyes, growing as a player.

Each year, his numbers improve, as he becomes more efficient and builds his basketball IQ. It is not grabbing headlines, but he is becoming one of the pieces pushing the Miami Heat to the conference’s top.