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Is Offensive Aggression The Key For Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo To Finally Earn His Due

Bam Adebayo was ranked No. 7 on Bleacher Report's top big men behind some questionable choices
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Is Offensive Aggression The Key For Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo To Finally Earn His Due
Is Offensive Aggression The Key For Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo To Finally Earn His Due

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 Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is arguably their best defender, facilitator and most versatile player. 

The lone area that needs improvement is offense, particularly aggression. There are times he defers too much to forward Jimmy Butler. It happened at times during last postseason, which was one of the reasons Butler shouldered so much of the offensive load early last postseason before fading in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. 

Adebayo did what he could by averaging 21.8 points and 12.4 rebounds, both team-highs, but it never felt like he was a dominant offensive presence. Which brings us to Bleacher Report's list of the top big men entering this season. 

Adebayo checked in at No. 7 behind Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Adebayo is similar to both at rebounding and on the defensive end but being a consistent scorer is where he lags. 

"The Heat could need more firepower with Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry advancing deeper into their 30s, and having Adebayo seek out more scoring chances for himself might scratch that itch," Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley wrote.

The Heat could use more consistency from Adebayo this season but, of course, this becomes a non-issue if they acquire Damian Lillard. Adebayo can play as passive offensively as he wants. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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