The Miami Heat plan to sign All-Star center Bam Adebayo to a maximum contract extension, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press first reported the impending deal.
The contract would pay Adebayo between $163 and $196 million over the next five years, depending on the 2021 salary cap and his All-NBA status. He would become the fourth member of the 2017 draft class to sign a max extension to his rookie contract, joining Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell and De’Aaron Fox.
The timing of Adebayo’s extension comes as a surprise.