It’s rare these days for an NBA player, especially a star, to play their entire career with one team. For Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat, it feels like it could happen.
The Heat are a destination team due to their winning culture and great weather, so Adebayo in some ways lucked out when he was drafted by the Heat. His personality and work ethic, though, parallel the motivations of the Heat, and the team has developed and groomed Adebayo into a winner.
Adebayo is one of the front-runners for the Most Improved Player of the Year award and was named to his first All-Star team this year.