Bam Adebayo on DPOY voting: The goalposts move for me
“A point guard (Marcus Smart) got it over me, a center (Rudy Gobert) got it over me, a power forward (Jaren Jackson Jr.) has gotten it over me,” Adebayo told Yahoo Sports. “The goalposts move for me, in certain degrees. It’s me and a lot of undrafted dudes, and we still have a top-five defense.” “These other guys have All-NBA dudes (around them). Some of it is, they don’t really care about us and that’s fine. I think they should pay attention to consistency because being top five DPOY, I think I have the longest streak of All-Defensive teams, so the goalposts move for me.”
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Source: Yahoo! Sports
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Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
New for @YahooSports: Kawhi not going to Paris is no surprise; Bam Adebayo still bothered by DPOY snub, “It’s not my fault I’m versatile”, he told @YahooSports recently sports.yahoo.com/team-usa-camp-… – 6:09 PM
New for @YahooSports: Kawhi not going to Paris is no surprise; Bam Adebayo still bothered by DPOY snub, “It’s not my fault I’m versatile”, he told @YahooSports recently sports.yahoo.com/team-usa-camp-… – 6:09 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Spoke with Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra about why Spo and Steve Kerr make the perfect pairing of Yin and Yang on Team USA’s coaching staff: “He just has an amazing superpower to make people feel valued.” nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 5:13 PM
Spoke with Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra about why Spo and Steve Kerr make the perfect pairing of Yin and Yang on Team USA’s coaching staff: “He just has an amazing superpower to make people feel valued.” nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 5:13 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
When USA loses, size is usually the issue. But with Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, and Bam Adebayo on the roster days of being ‘bullied’ should be over, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56279… – 4:12 PM
When USA loses, size is usually the issue. But with Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, and Bam Adebayo on the roster days of being ‘bullied’ should be over, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56279… – 4:12 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
NEW: From sinking two FTs to end Tuesday’s practice to fun with LeBron, playful jabs with Anthony Edwards and Bam Adebayo, Tyrese Haliburton is fitting right in with the USA National Team.
He’s a connector. That’s what he does.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/tyrese-halib… – 8:38 AM
NEW: From sinking two FTs to end Tuesday’s practice to fun with LeBron, playful jabs with Anthony Edwards and Bam Adebayo, Tyrese Haliburton is fitting right in with the USA National Team.
He’s a connector. That’s what he does.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/tyrese-halib… – 8:38 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Wrote about what it was like watching Trayce Jackson-Davis scrimmage against Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 12:29 PM
Wrote about what it was like watching Trayce Jackson-Davis scrimmage against Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 12:29 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
A glimpse at Cooper Flagg against NBA All-Stars:
1st poss: Comfortably initiates and creates space against Jrue Holiday, gets a switch, and drains a hesi-pull 3 over Anthony Davis
2nd poss: Throws get-ahead pass, runs the floor, and finishes a putback over Bam Adebayo
He’s 17. pic.twitter.com/Rv60apzkaw – 11:24 AM
A glimpse at Cooper Flagg against NBA All-Stars:
1st poss: Comfortably initiates and creates space against Jrue Holiday, gets a switch, and drains a hesi-pull 3 over Anthony Davis
2nd poss: Throws get-ahead pass, runs the floor, and finishes a putback over Bam Adebayo
He’s 17. pic.twitter.com/Rv60apzkaw – 11:24 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
America has assembled arguably the greatest roster ever for the Olympics:
Bam Adebayo
Devin Booker
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Haliburton
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Jayson Tatum
Dream Team 2.0 in full effect 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OfwGFPS0Lq – 11:13 AM
America has assembled arguably the greatest roster ever for the Olympics:
Bam Adebayo
Devin Booker
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Haliburton
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Jayson Tatum
Dream Team 2.0 in full effect 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OfwGFPS0Lq – 11:13 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Heat’s projected rotation for next season:
Starters = Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo
Second Unit = Josh Richardson, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Haywood Highsmith, Kel’el Ware
A big bet from Miami on their young core taking leaps. pic.twitter.com/J2KLkQsZLk – 10:42 AM
The Heat’s projected rotation for next season:
Starters = Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo
Second Unit = Josh Richardson, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Haywood Highsmith, Kel’el Ware
A big bet from Miami on their young core taking leaps. pic.twitter.com/J2KLkQsZLk – 10:42 AM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Cooper Flagg, the sequence:
-Made 3 in front of Anthony Davis
-Running pass to Keegan Murray for an open 3
-Follow lay-up over Bam Adebayo
This guy is special. Tanking season has already started. #NBADraft #NBA
pic.twitter.com/T7SWc5OMUn – 5:51 PM
Cooper Flagg, the sequence:
-Made 3 in front of Anthony Davis
-Running pass to Keegan Murray for an open 3
-Follow lay-up over Bam Adebayo
This guy is special. Tanking season has already started. #NBADraft #NBA
pic.twitter.com/T7SWc5OMUn – 5:51 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Another Team USA group: Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo pic.twitter.com/RtnD0ZKyiU – 5:09 PM
Another Team USA group: Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo pic.twitter.com/RtnD0ZKyiU – 5:09 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Steve Kerr also swapped Bam Adebayo for Joel Embiid to play with Steph, ANT, Tatum and LeBron. pic.twitter.com/7jP1Ez9VRJ – 5:05 PM
Steve Kerr also swapped Bam Adebayo for Joel Embiid to play with Steph, ANT, Tatum and LeBron. pic.twitter.com/7jP1Ez9VRJ – 5:05 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Heat’s 14 man roster:
Terry Rozier
Tyler Herro
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Jovic
Bam Adebayo
Josh Richardson
Duncan Robinson
Jaime Jaquez
Haywood Highsmith
Kel’el Ware
Alec Burks
Pelle Larsson
Kevin Love
Thomas Bryant – 1:25 PM
Heat’s 14 man roster:
Terry Rozier
Tyler Herro
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Jovic
Bam Adebayo
Josh Richardson
Duncan Robinson
Jaime Jaquez
Haywood Highsmith
Kel’el Ware
Alec Burks
Pelle Larsson
Kevin Love
Thomas Bryant – 1:25 PM
More on this storyline
Antennas were raised when he shrugged off the possibility of going against the French duo in the Olympics, so he spoke about it after his media session with a small group of writers in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon. “I have to do all this and average 20, 10 and 5,” he said to Yahoo Sports recently, muttering down the hallway at Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel. “That’s one thing that irks me, it’s not my fault I’m versatile,” Adebayo said. “I’ve been top five in DPOY voting the last five years, there’s been guys y’all (media) been giving it to over me.” -via Yahoo! Sports / July 10, 2024
“Being coached by Steve I’d say is a little more laid back,” Heat star big man Bam Adebayo, and member of Team USA, said to NBC Sports Bay Area on Tuesday after their final day of training camp at UNLV. “Especially compared to somebody like Spo. Spo’s just real intense. “That’s just his nature. He’s real intense. He’s a savant when it comes to studying basketball. So I’d just say the laid-backness of coach Kerr is definitely one thing that stands out.” -via NBC Sports Bay Area / July 10, 2024
The 2023 World Cup team, on the other hand, was the worst defensive team in U.S. national team history. “We feel like size, physicality, rebounding ability — we feel like we’ve addressed that,” said Erik Spoelstra, an assistant under Kerr and Adebayo’s head coach on the Miami Heat. “These are Hall of Fame rebounders that we have on this roster.” -via New York Times / July 10, 2024