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Is Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo An All-Star? Kyle Lowry Thinks So

Adebayo making his case for a second NBA All-Star Game appearance

Shandel Richardson

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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo had some hefty preseason goals, saying he wanted the Defensive Player of the Year award, an All-Star selection and a spot on the All-NBA team. 

He may be in jeopardy of missing one of the achievements. Adebayo has little presence in All-Star vote, so will have to wait and see if the coaches vote him in. He is coming off having 26 points on 11 of 15 shooting and eight rebounds in Wednesday's win against the New Orleans Pelicans. 

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"Bam is playing his ass off right now," Heat guard Kyle Lowry said. "He'll be an All-Star. He should be. He will be, I think. His production has been unbelievable."

Numbers aren't the problem. He is averaging 21.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and three assists on 54 percent shooting. Adebayo may become victim to the talented crop of frontcourt players in the Eastern Conference. They include Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, all MVP candidates. 

Adebayo is having the best season of his career but his All-Star selection will come down to the wire. He said he refuses to pay attention to it. 

"Nah," Adebayo said recently. "I'm a do what I do at the end of the day. I can't pay attention to that. It's all about winning. I feel like winning takes care of everything." 

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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

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