Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo’s contributions proving invaluable

The Miami Heat are lucky to have him on the roster,

Bam Adebayo is having himself a heck of a year. The Miami Heat won again on Saturday night by a 109-94 score thanks to his contributions. His knack for getting boards and scoring points efficiently has been a theme throughout the entire season.

In Saturday’s game, he recorded 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. He also had a +7 plus minus rating. This is now his fifth game in a row scoring at least 10 points. This is also his third game in a row grabbing at least 14 rebounds. He was a huge reason why they were able to beat the Pelicans on Saturday.

His efforts are showing up on the stat sheet. His 10.3 rebounds are the most he has had to this point in his career.

Impact on Miami Heat has been felt

This season, he has really turned himself into a complete and balanced player. He always had the potential to be one, and it is meshing well with what the Heat are trying to do right now. The way I see it, his scoring is a secondary matter. The fact that he is attacking the boards is perhaps his best asset. Miami definitely has enough scoring on the roster. They have been needing to find a player that can consistently rebound. Adebayo Has shown that he can do that regularly this season.

Particularly in today’s NBA, rebounding is crucial. That leads to second-chance opportunities and high-percentage shots. Adebayo has done a great job this season of getting both second chances and opportunities to keep plays alive. He is exactly the type of big man Miami needs this season. With such a potent offense, allowing guys like Butler Nunn, and Herro to get second looks is key.

It will be interesting to see if he can keep up this level of play throughout the rest of the season. He has been putting up impressive numbers, and his ability to rebound effectively is a lost art in today’s NBA. I can’t wait to see how he performs over the course of the next couple of games. Perhaps even more important, I will be interested to see if he can sustain this for the rest of the season. If he can, the Miami Heat will give opponents another thing  to worry about when game-planning