For the first time this decade, Adebayo missed out on making either of the All-NBA Defensive teams. The star big man is one ...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) grabs a rebound ahead of Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) during the first half ...

To his credit, however, he remained a consistent-as-ever presence on the defensive end, racking up 1.3 blocks and 0.7 steals per game as well. Nevertheless, if Adebayo is going to flourish into ...

An up-and-down start to the Miami Heat’s season is balancing out as the team restores its defensive identity ... which allows Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler to be more defensively versatile.

Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo ... on defense per 100 possessions) this season. “I don’t think he’s struggling, honestly,” Heat guard Tyler Herro said when asked about Adebayo’s shooting ...

“If I have to go through media outlets and do all this to get somebody to give me Defensive Player of the ... Heat rules out Bam Adebayo (rest), Tyler Herro (rest), Andrew Wiggins (hamstring ...

Scoring is excellent — and Bam is great at that — but two-way players with the impact of Adebayo are truly hard to come by. Adebayo’s defensive skills are among the best in the NBA.

Adebayo, who averaged 18.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in 2024-25, thinks players who have power over the media and campaigned relentlessly for the award ...

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 ...

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 ... as-ever presence on the defensive end, racking ...