1. Edrice Femi "Bam" Adebayo is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
31 Facts About Bam Adebayo
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Bam Adebayo played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Heat with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
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Bam Adebayo is a three-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and he helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023.
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Bam Adebayo won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 US Olympic teams.
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Bam Adebayo moved with his mother to North Carolina when he was seven years old.
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Bam Adebayo had little further interaction with his father, who died in 2020 in Nigeria.
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Bam Adebayo grew up resenting his last name and Nigerian heritage due to the distance of his father.
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Bam Adebayo started to learn more about his Nigerian background at the age of 16 and has since embraced his heritage.
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Bam Adebayo attended Northside High School in Pinetown, North Carolina, where, as a junior, he averaged 32.2 points and 21 rebounds a game.
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Bam Adebayo averaged 15.0 points and 10 rebounds per game on Adidas Uprising Circuit.
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Later that summer Bam Adebayo competed at the NBPA Top 100 Camp and was named MVP at the 2015 Under Armour Elite 24 game.
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Bam Adebayo was rated a five-star recruit and considered one of the best high school prospects of the 2016 class.
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Bam Adebayo was ranked the No 5 overall recruit and No 2 power forward in the 2016 high school class.
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On November 17,2015, Bam Adebayo committed to the University of Kentucky.
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Bam Adebayo joined fellow freshmen Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox, and Wenyen Gabriel.
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On June 22,2017, Bam Adebayo was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
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Bam Adebayo played all 82 games, averaging 8.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
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Bam Adebayo ended the season averaging 15.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.1 assist, 1.3 blocks, and 1.1 steals.
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Bam Adebayo was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team and finished fifth in voting for the Defensive Player of the Year Award.
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On November 28,2020, Bam Adebayo signed a five-year contract extension with the Heat.
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Bam Adebayo finished the season averaging 18.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, and a career high 5.4 assists while being named to a second consecutive All-Defensive Second Team and finishing fourth in Defensive Player of the Year Voting.
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On December 7,2021, Bam Adebayo underwent right thumb surgery and was ruled out for at least 4-to-6 weeks.
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On February 2,2023, Bam Adebayo was named to his second NBA All-Star Game.
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Bam Adebayo joined LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as the only players in Heat history to record at least 20 playoff double-doubles.
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Bam Adebayo became the 3rd player in Heat postseason history with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in a playoff game, joining LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.
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In Game 2, Bam Adebayo logged 21 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
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Bam Adebayo finished the 2023 NBA Finals leading the Heat in scoring and rebounding with 21.8 points, 12.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
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On January 15,2024, Bam Adebayo was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the games played from January 8 to 14, his second career NBA Player of the Week award.
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On July 6,2024, Bam Adebayo signed a contract extension with the Heat.
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On February 1,2025, Bam Adebayo recorded 30 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, three blocks and hit a 19-foot game-winning buzzer beater against the San Antonio Spurs.
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Bam Adebayo was cut from the United States national team for the 2019 World Cup, but he was named to their 2020 Olympic team and won a gold medal.