Bam Adebayo ☆

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• X Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) · Report · 6 h ago

  Bam Adebayo on missing the final two preseason games with a groin issue: “Just play it smart. Obviously, I want to be out there. But it's one of those things where they try to save me from myself. Other than that, I should be ready to go Wednesday."

• RotoWire RotoWire · Report · 7 h ago

  Bam Adebayo: Practices Sunday — Adebayo (groin) participated in Sunday's practice, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

• ESPN ESPN · Report · 7 h ago

  Adebayo (groin) participated in Sunday's practice, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

• ESPN ESPN · Report · Oct 16

  Adebayo (groin) has been ruled out for Friday's preseason game against the Magic, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

• Podcast NBA annual GM survey (reported), via Locked On Heat · Relayed report · Oct 16

  Bam Adebayo tied for 4th with OG Anunoby (heard as "OG Ananobi") as the NBA's most versatile defender, at 10% each. Giannis was listed as also receiving votes.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 14

  Bam Adebayo did not play against the Nets and Nick Richards started in his place. The episode gives no reason for Adebayo's absence.

• Podcast David Ramil, Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 14

  David says some people speculate Wiggins could be Miami's second-leading scorer even with Bam Adebayo playing. David is unsure and thinks their numbers will be close.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Prediction · Oct 13

  Moorhead says the pace fits the roster almost by design: two big men who can rebound and push the ball themselves (Giannis and Bam). He expects a top-five defensive rebounding team.

• Podcast Bam Adebayo (reported), via Locked On Heat · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Bam Adebayo said in training camp the team would switch a lot.

• Podcast David Ramil, Locked On Heat · Analysis · Oct 13

  A host (probably David DeMille, by turn-taking) thinks Bam has been spacing out more, especially to the corners, with fewer above-the-break threes because Giannis can find him there.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Analysis · Oct 13

  Moorhead says Adebayo now plays more like a big wing than a 4 or 5, catching the ball more often around 23 feet, while still posting up and crashing the offensive glass.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Analysis · Oct 13

  Adebayo added three-point volume last year. Moorhead says the next step is raising his percentage from the low 30s toward league average (35-36%), which would make the role fit naturally.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 13

  Moorhead thinks Giannis might be Miami's best playmaker since LeBron at making skip passes. He says Bam will also play a central role in the offense.

• Podcast Bam Adebayo (reported), via Locked On Heat · Relayed report · Oct 13

  A host says that when he asked Bam about the defensive goal after a preseason game, Bam said number one, maybe top three. The host adds that a couple of players said similar things at media day.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 13

  In the last preseason game, Spoelstra staggered Bam and Giannis. If that continues, one of them would be on the floor at all times.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 13

  Moorhead's defensive views: Giannis might be the team's best rim protector in a long time. Bam is a top-five defender at minimum. Wiggins and Mitchell are underrated defenders, and Larsson (likely Pelle Larsson) is a physical defender.

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• Opinion Wes Goldberg: Miami staggers Bam and Giannis's minutes heavily for now.
  2026-10-13 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Came true Wes Goldberg: Bam Adebayo will play against the Lakers on March 20.
  2026-03-19 · Podcast · for vs LAL, 2026-03-20 · result: started, 38 min

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