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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Working On His Three-Point Shot

Adebayo finished with 22 points in the Heat's preseason opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Working On His Three-Point Shot
Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Working On His Three-Point Shot

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The Miami Heat are expecting more perimeter from Bam Adebayo this season. 

That's why he opened the preseason at power forward instead of center, where he's played throughout his career. The result was a 22-point effort against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday's preseason opener. 

Adebayo shot 9 of 17 from the field, making his only 3-point attempt. His play from the arc was an emphasis during the offseason because the Heat want to showcase his versatility. 

Mixing and matching," Adebayo said. "Any way to get an open shot. Today it was an open trail. Tomorrow, it might be a pull-up. It just varies. Just keep building from that. 

Adebayo is entering his sixth season but this is the one the highest expectations. He is generally regarded as a Top 25 player and the Heat are hoping he can take it to another level this season. Playing power forward alongside center Omer Yurtseven should play a role in that happening. 

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Shandel Richardson is the Miami Heat writer for Inside The Heat. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. 

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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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