Bam Adebayo on Jimmy Butler’s standoff with Heat: We give him space and we let him and management handle it

Adebayo loves Miami, from the franchise to the people to the city. He acknowledged that he could see himself wearing only one NBA jersey his entire career. He also is dreaming about having his No. 13 jersey retired one day by the Heat. As for having a statue outside the arena like Wade, Adebayo says he needs to win an NBA title or two for Miami like the Basketball Hall of Famer. “I think about this city, man, how much love they’ve shown me,” Adebayo said. “But what also creeps in my mind is when I start seeing my name just pass somebody for third, just pass somebody for fourth, you start creeping up and my goal was I want to be top three, top two, even one in all categories in Heat history. So, for me to do that, I got to be here long enough. I’ve been here eight years and looking forward to continuing being here. “Do I deserve a statue? You dream of that. Obviously, that comes with championships, all other good stuff. But I do dream of seeing my jersey in the rafters.” -via Andscape / January 15, 2025