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Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat
Number #13
Position C-F
Age 29
Height 6-9
Weight 255LBS
Wingspan 86.75
Draft 2017 R1 Pick 14
Nationality USA
Born Jul 18, 1997
College / Team Kentucky

Key Insights

2025-26
His team is at its best with him and Simone Fontecchio out there together
Simone Fontecchio

Miami Heat are 13.9 points per 100 possessions better with him and Simone Fontecchio on the floor together than when that pair sits.

+13.5 net rating together vs -0.4 apart, over 624 shared minutes. 97th percentile of 1864 qualifying duos, 2025 (both players rotation regulars).
He is the piece that makes that group work

Alongside Norman Powell, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson and Andrew Wiggins, that four is +22.4 per 100 possessions with him as the fifth and -14.0 with Kel'el Ware instead.

118 minutes with him, 117 with Kel'el Ware. 99th percentile of 183 four-man cores with 2+ tested fifths, 2025.
His efficiency falls away when Kel'el Ware is on the floor
Kel'el Ware

He shoots 47.6% true shooting beside Kel'el Ware, against 57.1% without him.

243 attempts together, 909 apart. 96th percentile of 4366 true-shooting shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
The offence leans on him far more when Myron Gardner is out there
Myron Gardner

His usage rises from 24.6% to 30.6% of the offence with Myron Gardner on the floor.

526 possessions together, 4602 apart. 93rd percentile of 4366 usage shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
Davion Mitchell creates his shots for him instead of him making them
Davion Mitchell

74% of his makes are assisted with Davion Mitchell out there, against 63% without him.

313 makes together, 197 apart. 93rd percentile of 4018 assisted-rate shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
Almost everyone on the roster plays better with him out there

His teammates play better with him on the floor: the median one of the 11 who qualify is 8.1 points per 100 possessions better beside him than without him.

11 of 11 qualifying teammates are better with him. 77th percentile of 5032 teammate splits around one player, 2025.

All Lineup Combinations
Combine & Bio Data
DOB Jul 18, 1997
Birth Country USA
Draft 2017 (R1 / P14)
College Kentucky
Wingspan 86.75
Standing Reach 108.0
Hand Length 9.5