Bam Adebayo is one of the best two-way players in basketball. In every season from 2019 to 2023, Adebayo finished in the 80th percentile or higher in both Offensive and Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus (per Dunks & Threes).
But given that the Miami Heat sat around idly as their Eastern Conference contemporaries grew stronger (namely the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers), they are going to need Adebayo to hit another level if they hope to keep pace.
Adebayo’s recent performance against Team Serbia during Olympic play has some people pinpointing a pathway for his ascension: developing into a bonafide stretch big.
Given how
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