Power Forward · Miami Heat
Bam Adebayo
Age 28 · USA · 206 cm (6'9") · 116 kg · Born Jul 18, 1997 · Kentucky
16.2 PPG
9.0 RPG
3.6 APG
640 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
640games
10,396career pts
19.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Miami Heat
· 640 games · 2017-18–2025-26
Position rank · 2025-26
#5PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5WS rank
Among 20 Power Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
20.4
2022-23 · MIA
RPG
10.4
2023-24 · MIA
APG
5.4
2020-21 · MIA
PER
22.7
2020-21 · MIA
WS
8.8
2020-21 · MIA
Draft
Honors & awards
5×
All-Defense Team
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
3×
All-Star Selection
2023, 2022, 2019
1×
NBA Skills Challenge
2020
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | MIA | 69 | 19 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 15.7 | 4.2 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 82 | 28 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 57.6 | 20.0 | 73.5 | 17.9 | 6.8 |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 72 | 72 | 33.6 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 55.7 | 14.3 | 69.1 | 20.3 | 8.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 64 | 64 | 33.5 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 57.0 | 25.0 | 79.9 | 22.7 | 8.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 56 | 56 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 21.8 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 75 | 75 | 34.6 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 54.0 | 8.3 | 80.6 | 20.1 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 71 | 71 | 34.0 | 19.3 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 52.1 | 35.7 | 75.5 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | MIA | 78 | 78 | 34.3 | 18.1 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 48.5 | 35.7 | 76.5 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | MIA | 73 | 73 | 32.4 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 44.2 | 31.8 | 77.8 | — | — |
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Born on July 18
About Bam Adebayo
Edrice Femi "Bam" Adebayo is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Heat with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He 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. He also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams. He holds the record for the second-highest scoring game by a player in NBA history with 83 points, achieved in a 150–