![]() Adebayo with the Miami Heat in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 – Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | July 18, 1997|||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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High school | ||||||||||||||||||
College | Kentucky (2016–2017) | |||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 14th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||
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2017–present | Miami Heat | |||||||||||||||||
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Edrice Femi "Bam" Adebayo (/ˌɑːdəˈbaɪoʊ/ AH-də-BY-oh;[1] born July 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Heat with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and he helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023. He also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams.