Since the early days of Bam Adebayo‘s rookie season, he’s looked like a player worthy of opportunity in the Miami Heat’s rotation. He averaged 19.8 minutes per game in his 69 appearances and looked as though he might have a shot at encroaching on some of Hassan Whiteside‘s minutes in his sophomore season.
As it turns out, this season Adebayo has done that and more.
While he only got a small boost in playing time over the first four-plus months of the season, averaging 20.8 minutes per game, coach Erik Spoelstra was watching and waiting for an opportunity to expand his role.