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As\u00a0Miami Heat president Pat Riley gave his thoughts on the state of the team, one player he specifically talked about was star Bam Adebayo Thursday. With\u00a0Adebayo looking to continue to impress this season, Riley envisions the highest ceiling for Adebayo to reach other Heat greats such as Dwyane Wade.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that Wade is considered by many to be the franchise\u2019s greatest player in its history as he has led Miami to three championships and five NBA Finals appearances. Another player considered a\u00a0Heat great is Udonis Haslem who got his jersey retired last season and is a member of the front office.<\/p>\n

With all that to say that Riley wants to see Adebayo to\u00a0obtain the ultimate goal of a title and cement his legacy\u00a0with the team according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell him every day, \u2018You got to go after this thing. Let\u2019s go get it. Go get it. Nobody is going to give it to you,\u2019\u201d Riley said Thursday. \u201cIt was like when I was listening to a little piece the other day with Udonis [Haslem] and Dwyane [Wade]. We\u2019re going to have the statue for Dwyane. Every time people will walk up those stairs and walk past that statue, they\u2019ll know that he is a forever Heat lifer. When both of them were looking up at their numbers when we retired Udonis\u2019 number, they both looked up and said: \u2018That was earned.\u2019 Bam is going to have to earn that stuff and you do it on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heat\u2019s Pat Riley speaks on the evolution of Bam Adebayo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) warms up before the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center. Jim Rassol-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Wade will be getting a statue outside of the Kaseya Center\u00a0as there is no doubt Adebayo wants to follow in the footsteps of him and Haslem who has been considered his mentors. However, there is no doubt that the team sees the big-man as a foundation piece since the\u00a0Heat signed him to a three-year contract extension\u00a0worth $165 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can get 10 percent a year better out of him every year, then we got somebody who\u2019s unique,\u201d Riley said. \u201cBam\u2019s expansion of his game, ball handling. This is a testimony to Erik [Spoelstra] to bring him from where he was at Kentucky.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since we got Bam,\u201d Riley continued. \u201cHis role has expanded to where he is a very important cog in our offense. I do believe that he will continue to improve. But if this goes down, that three goes down, it just opens up our game and his game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bam Adebayo has already achieved a lot with the Heat<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In talking about the three-time All Star\u2019s expansion of his game like Riley mentioned, it has been well documented that a new aspect of\u00a0Adebayo\u2019s arsenal is his ability to shoot from three-point range. This was put on display in the back half of last season, the Paris Olympics with Team USA, and now the preseason where the team is scheming around this new area.<\/p>\n

Last season, Adebayo averaged 19.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game while shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arch. He also has been elite on the defensive end of the floor being arguably the best in the league as he\u2019s made the NBA\u2019s All-Defensive team the past five years and was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe comes every year and he is better,\u201d Riley said. \u201cHe\u2019s got more confidence and everything. He\u2019s pre-30 years old, but he\u2019s eight years in already, too. So he\u2019s been through a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adebayo is a part of a team that consists mainly of Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro where the three have been together for the past five seasons where they made two NBA Finals appearances, but yet to win a championship, With the\u00a0Heat preparing for a tough Eastern Conference, they haven\u2019t changed much besides a trade for Terry Rozier last season while the other teams got significantly better.<\/p>\n

Heat\u2019s Pat Riley confident in Bam Adebayo-led group in the East<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When\u00a0Riley was asked about how his team stacks up with the rest, he\u2019s confident in Miami led by Adebayo, Butler, and Herro to prove themselves. He would mention the moves made by the New York Knicks like acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, or the Philadelphia 76ers getting Paul George and Caleb Martin, or even the Boston Celtics coming off of a title win.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody gets better. Everybody makes their move,\u201d Riley said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done it three or four times and made big trades or signed big free agents and said, \u2018I think it\u2019s time to go for it\u2019 or we plan for that. What Boston has done is incredible. They have a team that has broken all records, not only in how they play the game but also financially. They\u2019re shooting for the moon here. And what New York did, [Knicks president] Leon [Rose] is going for it. He\u2019s going for it, making these moves and these trades. So they have a great team. Philly, you never know with Philadelphia. They\u2019re a little bit like us, they need to be healthy all year long.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I believe in this team, I truly believe in these guys,\u201d Riley continued. \u201cBam, Jimmy and Tyler, to some extent maybe Terry [Rozier] have to be better. It\u2019s always about can you produce more, can you be more, can you be together more. I\u2019ve seen the improvement. \u2026 So I think we have a core of really, really great players who need to find another level of greatness. This is their time. So take the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heat\u2019s regular season opener with first glimpse of the team in new season<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At any rate, the Heat are trying to evade the chance to be the eighth seed for the third straight season where last go around, they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the aforementioned champions in the Celtics. They have one more preseason game Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies on the road before Wednesday\u2019s regular season opener where Miami takes on the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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