Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat takes the ball up court (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images)
The Miami Heat struck gold by drafting Bam Adebayo way down at 14 in the 2017 NBA Draft. Here’s why it looks like the big man is headed for gold of his own.
When the Miami Heat took what we all perceived to be a raw but extremely athletic big man out of Kentucky, we knew we were getting a decade long pro if things broke at least halfway right, but we couldn’t have expected this.
In just his first year as a full-time starter and after patiently waiting his time behind Hassan Whiteside, Bam Adebayo has not only blossomed into one of the best players on this Miami Heat team, but one of the best young players in the entire league.