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Miami Heat Reportedly Set To Give Bam Adebayo A Max Contract Extension Worth $166 Million

Shandel Richardson

May 1, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) looks towards the scoreboard as he heads up court during the third quarter of game five of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
May 1, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) looks towards the scoreboard as he heads up court during the third quarter of game five of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports / Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
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The Miami Heat are apparently ready to show center Bam Adebayo his full worth.

Adebayo, who is coming off his third NBA All-Star season, is reportedly set to soon land a max contract extension. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the sides are hoping to agree on a three-year, $166-mllion deal.

"The Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo – a three-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive player – intend to reach a three-year, $166 million maximum contract extension, sources tell," Charania posted on X. "Heat expect to lock in their cornerstone center through the 2028-29 season."

Adebayo just finished up his finest season, averaging 19.3 points and 10.4 rebounds. He helped lead the Heat to the first round of the playoffs, where they were defeated by the eventual champion Boston Celtics.

At 27, Adebayo is no longer considered a young player because he is entering his eighth NBA season. He isn't a kid any more, so the Heat are expecting even more this season.


"Bam has to look at his game and sit with coach, [and] how he can get better and expand his game," Heat team president Pat Riley said in May. "He's at a point right now, he's an All-NBA player. We're happy to have him." 


Riley said they want to see even more improvement from him than year's past.

"In his growth spurt from his rookie to what he is right now has been off the chart," Riley said. "Everybody in the league knows what his game is. They all know what he does for us, how important he is for us in a lot of areas." 

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Inside The Heat. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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Shandel Richardson

SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here