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BamAdebayo

#13 · Center· 6' 9"· 29 years

Inside the game of Bam Adebayo.

Bam AdebayoPORTRAIT / NBA CENTER

2026-27 · Regular season

3 games · MIA
Points / G13.0
Rebounds / G7.0
Assists / G3.7
Minutes / G30.9
Field goal42.9%
Three-point23.1%

Early returns 3 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.

Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-24. Season totals include published final games.

01 / The film room

The game, in motion.

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02 / The scouting file

Look closer.

The role. The questions. The person.

The statistical read

What changes when you look past points per game?

2025-26 · 73 games
2363 recorded minutes

League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.

Scoring volume22.4 PTS / 36
86th percentile

Points per 36 minutes

Assist production3.5 AST / 36
55th percentile

Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created

Rebound production11.2 REB / 36
92nd percentile

Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter

Three-point appetite34.9% of FGA
30th percentile

Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three

Free-throw volume36.9 FTA / 100 FGA
86th percentile

Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts

Scoring efficiency55.1% TS
31st percentile

True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts

How to read this profile

Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.

NBA source record ↗
Statistical signal

Rebound production

11.2 REB / 36 places Bam Adebayo at the 92nd percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look at who handles the box-out and which rebounds are contested before assigning the full credit.

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Statistical signal

Scoring volume

22.4 PTS / 36 places Bam Adebayo at the 86th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The scoring rate deserves a closer look alongside shot difficulty and who creates the looks.

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Film question

How much should you trust the jumper?

31.8% from three on 400 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.

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Film question

Decisions under pressure

1.93 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.

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Possession detail · 2026-27

Where the shots actually came from.

3 checked games
35 attempts

3 of the last 3 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.

At the rim
66.7% 9 attempts · 25.7% of shots
Paint & short twos
55.6% 9 attempts · 25.7% of shots
Long twos
25.0% 4 attempts · 11.4% of shots
Three-pointers
23.1% 13 attempts · 37.1% of shots

Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 60.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.

Games in this sample2026-10-24 vs CHA ↗ 2026-10-23 vs DET ↗ 2026-10-21 vs MIN ↗

The roster around him

Who else occupies this part of the floor?

Current MIA teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.

PlayerPositionMIN / GAST / G3P%3PAREB / G
Andrew Wiggins ↗F30.42.741.4%3334.8
Giannis Antetokounmpo ↗F28.95.433.3%459.8
Bobby Portis Jr. ↗F24.11.645.6%2966.4
Klay Thompson ↗G-F21.71.438.3%5272.1
Nikola Jović ↗F17.22.226.9%1673.3

A comparison worth investigating

Similar box-score profiles.

2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.

The reporting file

Start with the people who were there.

Read Adebayo’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.

Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓

03 / The numbers

A season in motion.

2026-27 regular season · 3 games

Game by game

Per game Rolling 5-game average

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SampleGPPTSREBASTTS%
Available games313.07.03.750.1%
Last 10313.07.03.750.1%
Last 5313.07.03.750.1%
Starts313.07.03.750.1%

The shooting profile

Every point has a source.

2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.

50.1%True shooting
47.1%Effective FG
54.5%
Two-point22 attempts
23.1%
Three-point13 attempts
66.7%
Free throws9 attempts
Share of points39 total points
Two-pointers 61.5%Three-pointers 23.1%Free throws 15.4%

04 / The reading room

Beyond the stat line.

Player analysis & reporting

Read the Game

Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season

MIA vs MIN ↗

Bam Adebayo scored 9 points in the third quarter. Adebayo finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals, though his 20.0% from three offered little outside help.

Every recorded appearance ↓

05 / The long view

The career, chapter by chapter.

Source record ↗

Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.

SeasonTeamGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%
2026-27MIA330.913.07.03.72.00.342.9%23.1%66.7%
2025-26MIA7332.420.110.03.21.20.744.2%31.8%77.8%
2024-25MIA7834.318.19.64.31.30.748.5%35.7%76.5%
2023-24MIA7134.019.310.43.91.10.952.1%35.7%75.5%
2022-23MIA7534.620.49.23.21.20.854.0%8.3%80.6%
2021-22MIA5632.619.110.13.41.40.855.7%0.0%75.3%
2020-21MIA6433.518.79.05.41.21.057.0%25.0%79.9%
2019-20MIA7233.615.910.25.11.11.355.7%14.3%69.1%
2018-19MIA8223.38.97.32.20.90.857.6%20.0%73.5%
2017-18MIA6919.86.95.51.50.50.651.2%0.0%72.1%
5xAll-Defensive 2nd Team2026 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020
1xAll-Defensive 1st Team2024

06 / Every appearance

The game log.

2026-27 · 5 recorded games · Download CSV ↓
5 games
CompetitionGameFG%3P%FT%Contribution
Oct 24Regular seasonMIA vs CHA ↗38.820841141.2%33.3%100.0%+0.7Box only · provisional
Oct 23Regular seasonMIA vs DET ↗23.34632033.3%0.0%0.0%-5.7Box only · provisional
Oct 21Regular seasonMIA vs MIN ↗30.515743050.0%20.0%66.7%+5.5Box only · provisional
Oct 8PreseasonMIA vs NOP ↗16.19421060.0%100.0%66.7%+5.5Box only · provisional
Oct 3PreseasonMIA vs TOR ↗12.810600028.6%25.0%83.3%-0.8Box only · provisional

Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Individual performance breakdowns +

Regular season

Oct 24, 2026 · MIA vs CHA

Starter · 38.8 minutes

Impact+0.7
PTS
20
REB
8
AST
4
STL
1
BLK
1
TO
4

Bam Adebayo scored 20 points, shooting 41.2% from the field. He shot 33.3% from three on 6 attempts and 100% at the line. He added 8 rebounds and 4 assists, with 4 turnovers.

Box-score read

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
41.2% 17 attempts
3PT
33.3% 6 attempts
FT
100% 4 attempts
Plus/minus
+9
True shooting
53.3%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+9.41
Defensive box value
+4.25
Minutes baseline
-12.97
Game impact
+0.69

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 05:34 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Regular season

Oct 23, 2026 · MIA vs DET

Starter · 23.3 minutes

Impact-5.7
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
3
STL
2
BLK
0
TO
1

Bam Adebayo scored 4 points, shooting 33.3% from the field. He added 2 steals and 6 rebounds.

Box-score read

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
33.3% 6 attempts
3PT
0% 2 attempts
FT
0% 2 attempts
Plus/minus
-22
True shooting
29.1%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+2.47
Defensive box value
+1.00
Minutes baseline
-9.16
Game impact
-5.69

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Regular season

Oct 21, 2026 · MIA vs MIN

Starter · 30.5 minutes

Impact+5.5
PTS
15
REB
7
AST
4
STL
3
BLK
0
TO
2

Bam Adebayo scored 9 points in the third quarter. Adebayo finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals, though his 20.0% from three offered little outside help.

Player analysis

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
50% 12 attempts
3PT
20% 5 attempts
FT
66.7% 3 attempts
Plus/minus
-28
True shooting
56.3%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+8.96
Defensive box value
+7.20
Minutes baseline
-10.68
Game impact
+5.48

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 8, 2026 · MIA vs NOP

Starter · 16.1 minutes

Impact+5.5
PTS
9
REB
4
AST
2
STL
1
BLK
0
TO
0

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
60% 5 attempts
3PT
100% 1 attempts
FT
66.7% 3 attempts
Plus/minus
+11
True shooting
71.2%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 3, 2026 · MIA vs TOR

Starter · 12.8 minutes

Impact-0.8
PTS
10
REB
6
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
2

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
28.6% 7 attempts
3PT
25% 4 attempts
FT
83.3% 6 attempts
Plus/minus
+5
True shooting
51.9%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:38 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

07 / The player file

How Adebayo got here.

At a glance.

Height
6' 9"
Weight
260 lbs
Age now
29 years
Born
1997-07-18
Hometown
Newark, NJ
College
Kentucky
Draft
2017: Rd 1, Pk 14 (MIA)
Experience
10th Season

#14 Pick in 2017 Draft

Biography source · ESPN ↗

The contract

$49.49M

2026-27 reported base salary

2026-27
$49.49M
2027-28
$53.45M
2028-29
$57.41MPlayer option

Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.

HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗

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The record behind the page

Official roster ↗ · checked 2026-10-24. Career, biography and publisher links checked 2026-10-25. Our methodology ↗

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