The list of rookies to score at least 15 points, grab 15 rebounds and block at least five shots in a game since the start of the 1963-64 season isn’t very long.
In the Miami Heat’s heart-pounding win Tuesday night in Toronto, Bam Adebayo became the second-youngest ever to join that 19-player list (only Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns was younger) when he put forth arguably the best performance of his young career (16 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks).
But do you know what got the 20-year-old, 14th overall pick from Kentucky most excited about this memorable night?
“The best thing about it was I got to play with Whiteside,” Adebayo said.