Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, center, drives to the basket as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, left, and forward Caleb Martin, right, defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in Miami.

Source: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/12/23/ask-ira-is-closing-by-committee-a-better-path-for-heat/

Bam Adebayo (13) and the Heat prevented the Knicks from replicating their same offensive rebounding success.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/30/knicks-cant-replicate-offensive-rebounding-success-against-heat-in-game-1-loss/

Bam Adebayo initiated fast break after fast break, racing ahead of Boston’s defense to score or create for himself, Butler, Kevin Love and Max Strus.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/17/callahan-celtics-in-danger-after-dropping-game-1-to-feisty-heat/

Bam Adebayo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Julius Randle were tabbed to the game during the initial announcement.

Source: https://www.nationofblue.com/former-kentucky-star-deaaron-fox-added-to-nba-all-star-game-roster/

Bam Adebayo will get the primary assignment, but Kevin Love and Cody Zeller are the only other bigs the Heat have used in a regular playoff rotation.

Source: https://milehighsports.com/boston-celtics-or-miami-heat-who-the-denver-nuggets-prefer-to-play-in-nba-finals/

Clippers guard Paul George drives as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo defends during the second half on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/01/02/kawhi-less-clippers-cant-slow-heat-in-3rd-straight-loss/

Having returned in limited minutes from the quad strain that had him out two games, Martin continues to have the support of Spoelstra in his undersized role at power forward in the frontcourt alongside Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/06/ailing-caleb-martin-winning-over-heat-as-they-face-opponent-mulling-jae-crowders-future/

He participated in one practice before the Heat left for a three-game road trip that includes stops in Milwaukee, Charlotte and Philadelphia, but he still received a solid review from starting center Bam Adebayo.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/25/veteran-cody-zeller-shows-value-in-first-heat-appearance/

Lakers forward Anthony Davis, right, shoots over Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Miami.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/11/06/anthony-davis-tries-to-play-through-hip-spasms-as-lakers-fall-to-heat/

“Mental lapses,” Bam Adebayo called the problem.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/02/dave-hyde-homestand-is-time-for-heat-to-make-a-stand-with-season-on-the-line/

Miami’s stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo also combined to shoot 9-for-37, although we’ll get to a little more on Butler in a bit.

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2023/05/28/celtics-heat-game-6-takeaways-analysis-derrick-white/

Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets defends Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat during the second quarter of the NBA Finals game 1 at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Source: https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2023/06/01/nuggets-nikola-jokic-win-nba-finals-game-1/

Now they’re struggling, dominated by center Bam Adebayo.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/07/bam-adebayos-game-3-dominance-for-heat-flew-under-the-radar/

The Heat’s standard roster is so flawed and limited (with Udonis Haslem taking one of the spots) that it only seems fair to Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro to give them the best possible running mates for the stretch run of the playoff race.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/18/ask-ira-is-orlando-robinsons-time-with-the-heat-winding-down/