The Milwaukee Heat both having a win before and their vibes looking much better.

Is this guy even tradeable with that contract????

2020/21: 18.7 PPG, 62.6% TS

21/22: 19.1 PPG, 60.8% TS

22/23: 20.4 PPG, 59.2% TS

23/24: 19.3 PPG, 57.6% TS

24/25: 18.1 PPG, 56.1% TS

25/26: 20.1 PPG, 55.1% TS

And if you are curious how Bam is doing now with the Heat at 0-4 Bam is averaging:

26/27: 11.8 PPG, 46.3% TS

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/bam-adebayo-9593/career-stats

- Biggest culprit is (1) transition defense has been awful. Not picking up ball-handlers and trailers. Not getting into bodies quickly enough. And (2) miscommunication so bad it's like the telephone hasn't been invented yet.

- vs MIN, Miami got torched in drop. But transition defense and lack of urgency on closeouts was just as big of a problem.

vs DET...
- they lost John Collins over and over. On his first 3, Bam stepped all the way into the paint and to help Giannis on Duren and left Collins wide open in the fill corner. No reason for that. He has to trust Giannis to handle Duren.

- Wiggins was horrible in this one. Closeouts were limp. He was put into some tough spots as a low man a couple of times, but he needs to be better when he's near the ball.

- You can see how bad Davion Mitchell wants to prove that he's an elite defender. His No.1 goal is to fight over every screen. Unfortunately, he can't. When he gets screened, it's putting his teammates in tough spots. He needs to learn when to give up and ask for the switch. He got crushed going over on a screen for Cade which put the Heat in rotation -- a rotation that barely happened - and that led to a wide-open Duncan 3.

- 🚨Another thing I've noticed, when Bam and Giannis are on the court together, they seem to both be playing center. Giannis is used to playing as a FS, Bam is used to quarterbacking from the middle. They end up guarding the same space way too often. Check out the clip. Wiggins loses Huerter and both Bam and Giannis slide over to help. Huerter ends up with two wide-open shooters and Collins nails the triple.

- There were a lot of similar issues vs CHA. Only transition defense was even worse on the second night of a back-to-back. Bam also lost Naz Reid a few times. You hope that they clean up this stuff ahead of tonight's game vs Dallas.

Good news is that it's fundamentals. Communication and effort needs to be better. It's less of a scheme issue, and more of an understanding of the scheme issue. In other words, the Heat need to get on the same page defensively. And Bam and Giannis have to decide who the center is.

I was born and raised in Miami, I thought we would’ve done right by you, I’m sorry…

The majority of all of our resources and value belong to 2 guys who play the same position who can’t shoot.

Unironically, Herro would be a better match with Giannas than Bam.

We need to get a guy like Booker or Donovan Mitchell

Unfortunately, Spo and Riley love Bam and will never trade him

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kelly-olynyk-leaving-nba-time-162459386.html

(Only saying stepped away because he doesn't say retired, but we know what this means lol).

Great career even if there's perfectly valied reasons to hate him (K Love arm pull).

Best big man fit we've ever given Bam which is hilariously depressing to think about. Our off-ball actions (with Dunc/Herro/Olynyk) hasn't been the same since that 2020 run tbh.

Wish him the best in Italy!

Edrice and Klay are -13 and -15 in this game.

Klay is 0 for 4. Bam is 1 for 6.

Side Note: Bam and Giannis lineups still look shaky, the paint remains too clogged.