Bio

Edrice Femi "Bam" Adebayo (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 two-time NBA All-Star, a three time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree, and he helped the Heat reach the 2020 NBA Finals. He also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. Adebayo was cut from the United States national team for the 2019 World Cup, but he was named to their 2020 Olympic team and won a gold medal. He had also been considering the Nigerian team for the Olympics.