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Bam Adebayo's game is expanding for the Heat in all but one way

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It's hard not to be impressed by the growth of Miami Heat centerBam Adebayo.

He's gotten better every year — somewhat of a rarity, despitethe expectation for linear growth among young players. That reallyshines through on the offensive end of the ball, where Adebayo hastransformed from screen-and-dive man, to handoff hub, to anincreasingly comfortable bucket-getter.

Adebayo has never been more self-sufficient: 40.3% of his madefield goals have been unassisted this year, marking the first timehis assisted mark has fallen under 60%. Per Second Spectrum, theHeat are generating 1.08 points per possession (PPP) on tripsfeaturing an Adebayo isolation, and roughly the same clip onpost-ups (1.075 PPP).

Among high volume scorers — a minimum of 150isolationsand 150 post-ups — only Luka Doncic andDeMar DeRozan match Adebayo's efficiency in both situations. That'spretty good company to be in; honestly, that's company I'm not sureanyone outside of the Heat organization ever expected Adebayo to bein. At least not this early.

"The growth speaks for itself, the work speaks for itself,"Adebayo told Basketball News after another 30-point performance ofthe season, his 11th, in Saturday's win over the Atlanta Hawks.

"Another year expects, you know, more growth from you, afterevery year. Nobody wants to get complacent in this league — I suredon't. The goal for me is to keep getting better, and I feel likeI've done that."

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