Back in February, the Heat were linked to Serge Ibaka as his tenure with the Orlando Magic never took off. Ibaka eventually landed in Toronto after the Raptors traded a first round pick and Terrence Ross but the interest in the bulky forward foreshadowed the direction Pat Riley sees for the organization.
And on draft night, the Heat got their very own version of Ibaka in the form of Bam Adebayo, a towering forward from Kentucky who could find a very comfortable role within the Heat’s rotation.
The Heat’s selection of Adebayo rightfully raised some questions, as this was a name hardly associated with lottery teams but upon further inspection there are a number of reasons to be hopeful that the 19-year old can blossom into a solid role player for the Heat.