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He is now 27 entering his eighth NBA season. The Heat want want him to reach a new level this season.
"Bam has to look at his game and sit with coach, 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."If Monday's performance for Team USA against Australia was any indication, the Heat should see an improved Adebayo. In the 98-92 victory, he impressed with his midrange game by scoring 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting in 17 minutes.
"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 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.
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