Bam Adebayo
Center · Miami Heat · #13
Bam Adebayo: season analysis
Bam Adebayo is a 29-year-old center for the Miami Heat, wearing number 13. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 260 pounds, Adebayo has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kentucky.
In 2026-27, Adebayo is averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 33.2 minutes per game, starting all 11 games. The shooting line reads 50.7% from the field, 17.1% from three-point range and 75.0% from the free-throw line. Adebayo ranks second on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (20.1 points in 32.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 2.3 points per game and playing time up by 0.8 minutes.
Before this season, Adebayo played 9 NBA seasons and 640 games, averaging 16.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2022-23 at 20.4 points per game.
Background
Adebayo was drafted in 2017 by the Miami Heat franchise. Adebayo has been with the Miami Heat since 2017. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Bam Adebayo on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Miami Heat |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #13 |
| Age | 29 |
| Born | July 18, 1997 · Newark, NJ, USA |
| Height | 6' 9" (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 260 lbs (118 kg) |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $49,500,000 (2026-27) |
Heat teammates
Giannis AntetokounmpoF · #7
Ryan ConwellG · #4
Tre DonaldsonG · #24
Simone FontecchioF · #0
Myron GardnerF · #15
Vladislav GoldinC · #50
Tim Hardaway Jr.G · #10
Keshad JohnsonF · #16
Nikola JovicF · #5
Pelle LarssonG · #9
Davion MitchellG · #2
Bobby PortisF · #95
Nick RichardsC · #8
Dru SmithG · #12
Klay ThompsonG · #11
Andrew WigginsF · #22
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | @ UTA | W 115-109 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 9-12 | 0 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ SAC | W 114-108 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | -5 |
| 2026-11-05 | @ GSW | L 100-120 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 4-7 | -9 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ LAC | W 117-116 | 41 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-20 | 1-3 | 6-8 | +12 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ LAL | L 117-138 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-7 | -23 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs IND | W 145-125 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11-14 | 0-2 | 5-5 | +7 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ ATL | W 129-117 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 8-9 | +22 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs DAL | L 109-113 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 2-4 | -8 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ CHA | L 110-115 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 | +9 |
| 2026-10-23 | vs DET | L 111-128 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | -22 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | miami heat | 11 | 11 | 33.2 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 50.7 | 17.1 | 75.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 6.5-12.7 | 0.5-3.2 | 4.4-5.8 |
| 2025-26 | miami heat | 73 | 73 | 32.4 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 44.2 | 31.7 | 77.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 6.9-15.7 | 1.7-5.5 | 4.5-5.8 |
| 2024-25 | miami heat | 78 | 78 | 34.3 | 18.1 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 48.5 | 35.7 | 76.5 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 6.9-14.3 | 1.0-2.8 | 3.2-4.2 |
| 2023-24 | miami heat | 71 | 71 | 34.0 | 19.3 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 52.1 | 35.7 | 75.5 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 7.5-14.3 | 0.2-0.6 | 4.1-5.5 |
| 2022-23 | miami heat | 75 | 75 | 34.6 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 54.0 | 8.3 | 80.6 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.0-14.9 | 0.0-0.2 | 4.3-5.4 |
| 2021-22 | miami heat | 56 | 56 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 7.3-13.0 | 0.0-0.1 | 4.6-6.1 |
| 2020-21 | miami heat | 64 | 64 | 33.5 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 57.0 | 25.0 | 79.9 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 7.1-12.5 | 0.0-0.1 | 4.4-5.5 |
| 2019-20 | miami heat | 72 | 72 | 33.6 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 55.7 | 14.3 | 69.1 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 6.1-11.0 | 0.0-0.2 | 3.7-5.3 |
| 2018-19 | miami heat | 82 | 28 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 57.6 | 20.0 | 73.5 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 3.4-5.9 | 0.0-0.2 | 2.0-2.8 |
| 2017-18 | miami heat | 69 | 19 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 2.5-4.9 | 0.0-0.1 | 1.9-2.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.