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Miami Heat center believes he is judged differently than other defensive players.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has accomplished a tremendous amount on the defensive end in his NBA career.<\/p>\n

He helped the Heat reach the NBA finals in twice during which he earned selections on five consecutive All-Defensive Teams. However, Adebayo is yet to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He believes there is a level of unfair judging involved, with a potential bias toward stats.<\/p>\n

“People move that goalpost for me with DPOY [Defensive Player of the Year] or All-NBA, it’s just like I get why they move it – my stats aren’t eye popping,” Adebayo said. “But it’s like if I am guarding one through five and y’all are saying I can’t get DPOY, well there’s not a lot of DPOY’s getting 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n

He finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season behind Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs).<\/p>\n

Adebayo averaged just 1.1 steals and less than a block (0.9) compared to the league-leading 3.6 blocks from Wembanyama and Gobert’s 2.1. The Heat big man’s lack of height compared to other award favorites puts him at a disadvantage, but he makes up for it in his ability to guard almost every position.<\/p>\n

“There’s not a lot of All-NBA players getting top five in DPOY voting every year,” Adebayo shared. “It’s just that the goal post moves for me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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