Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Misses Out On Potential Millions After Missing All-NBA Team

Anthony Pasciolla | May 23, 2024

Apr 17, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) looks on after a Philadelphia 76ers score during the fourth quarter of a play-in game of the 2024 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports / Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo lost out on much more Wednesday than failing to make the All-NBA team.

Not only did it cost him some deserved recognition, but also forces the All-Star to potentially lose millions of dollars. If Adebayo made any of the All-NBA teams, he would've been eligible to sign a supermax extension worth $245 million over four seasons. The other options to earn eligibility were to win Defensive Player of the Year or MVP.

Instead, the Heat big man is only allowed to sign a three-year, $165 million extension that would start at roughly $51 million in the 2026-27 season. Adebayo is allowed to sign an extension with the Heat this offseason between July 7 and Oct. 21.

The alternative is for Adebayo to hold off extending until next summer, where he once again could earn supermax eligibility with any of the previous criteria. The most likely of the group is squeezing his way onto the All-NBA Third Team, which some fans believe was deserved this season.

Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis earned the nod ahead of Adebayo, largely due to recording 77 double-doubles. Sabonis averaged 19.4 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 8.2 assists on 59.4 percent shooting compared to Adebayo's 19.3 points and 10.4 rebounds on 52.1 percent shooting.

Anthony Pasciolla works as a contributing writer to Inside the Heat. He can be reached at ampasciolla@gmail.com or follow him on Instagram @anthony.pasciolla.

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