Adebayo averaged 19.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game in the 2023-24 NBA season
Bam Adebayo signs 3-year, $166M extension with Miami Heat
Extension keeps Adebayo under contract with Miami through 2028-29 season
Five consecutive NBA All-Defensive Team appearances for Adebayo, including first All-Defensive First Team selection this past season
Miami proactive in retaining top talent amid Jimmy Butler uncertainty
Bam Adebayo, the Miami Heat's star center, is set to sign a three-year, $166 million extension with the team. The deal comes after Adebayo's impressive performance during the 2023-24 NBA season where he averaged 19.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.
Adebayo has been a key player for the Heat since being drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft with the 14th overall pick. He has made five consecutive appearances on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including his first-ever selection to the All-Defensive First Team this past season.
The extension will keep Adebayo under contract with Miami through the 2028-29 season. The Heat have been proactive in retaining their top talent, as Adebayo still had two years remaining on his current five-year, $163 million deal.
Adebayo's extension comes amidst uncertainty regarding the future of another Heat star, Jimmy Butler. Team president Pat Riley has expressed hesitancy about signing Butler to an extension this offseason.
The 26-year-old Adebayo is also a two-time U.S. Olympian and will be part of the team playing at the Paris Games starting next month.
Bam Adebayo was selected No. 14 overall by the Miami Heat in the 2017 draft.
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The author makes several statements in the article that are not fallacies. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when Shams Charania's report on Bam Adebayo's contract extension is presented as fact without any questioning or verification from the author. This lowers the score slightly but does not result in a significant number of fallacies.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Heat plan to sign star center Bam Adebayo to a three-year, $166 million maximum contract extension.
